2 census tracts · pop 14,049 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.7–7.1
Fairmount takes in 2 census tracts of Boston, MA and houses 14,049 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.9/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 30.6% citywide, putting Fairmount 19.5% over its own city.
25% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.6/10.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Court records carry 417 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 7.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 3.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 57 mapped neighborhoods of Boston, it ranks #45 by risk, the lower third. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $2,203, close to the Boston average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $101,460. 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 6.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fairmount vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fairmount
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
417Total filings (sum)
4.05%Avg annual filing rate
7.2%Peak year (2014)
3.25%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
230Total filings 2020-21
2.6Avg monthly observed
4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.64×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston, MA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fairmount
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.5%Housing insecurity
11.9%Utility shutoff threat
19.5%Food insecurity
22.2%SNAP enrollment
6.6%No health insurance
27.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fairmount
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairmount?
Fairmount scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Fairmount compare to Boston overall?
Fairmount scores 1.2 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,203 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairmount?
Average gross rent in Fairmount is $2,203/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairmount residents are renters?
52% of Fairmount households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 14,049 residents.
Q5
Is Fairmount a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairmount sits in the 71st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Fairmount have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fairmount is census tract 25025140300 (score 7.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.7 to 7.1, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Fairmount for landlords?
Fairmount carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Boston as a whole (8.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairmount?
Fairmount has 13,167 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (45.4%), Hispanic / Latino (29.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
