2 census tracts · pop 12,983 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 7.1–8.9
Fields Corner spans 2 census tracts of Boston, MA, population 12,983. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, High tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 30.6% citywide, putting Fields Corner 26.0% over its own city.
30% 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. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 7.1 to 8.9, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.
Running hot is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Court records carry 431 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 24.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 3.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.9% in 2016 against a 3.8% peak. Among the 57 mapped neighborhoods of Boston, it ranks #27 by risk, the middle third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Gove Street and Lower Allston.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fields Corner vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport51%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fields Corner
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
431Total filings (sum)
2.98%Avg annual filing rate
3.8%Peak year (2014)
2.91%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
206Total filings 2020-21
2.2Avg monthly observed
3.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.57×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 Fields Corner
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.8%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility shutoff threat
22.1%Food insecurity
24.7%SNAP enrollment
7.0%No health insurance
28.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fields Corner
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fields Corner?
Fields Corner scores 8/10 (High 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 Fields Corner compare to Boston overall?
Fields Corner scores 0.1 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,240 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fields Corner?
Average gross rent in Fields Corner is $2,240/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fields Corner residents are renters?
54% of Fields Corner households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 12,983 residents.
Q5
Is Fields Corner a high social-vulnerability area?
Fields Corner sits in the 70th 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 Fields Corner have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Fields Corner is census tract 25025092101 (score 8.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.1 to 8.9, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Fields Corner for landlords?
Fields Corner carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Fields Corner?
Fields Corner has 12,558 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (32.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
