3 census tracts · pop 14,198 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.9/10
· range 6.7–9.5
Germantown takes in 3 census tracts of Boston, MA, population 14,198. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.9/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 61% against 30.6% citywide, putting Germantown 30.5% over its own city.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 6.7 to 9.5. A 2.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 27% 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.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.4/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
At $1,575 a month, rents sit 27% under what the rest of Boston commands. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.
Filings are well documented here: 1,128 across 3 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 13.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.4% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 57 mapped neighborhoods of Boston, it ranks #29 by risk, the middle third. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $80,292. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 7.9 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Germantown vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Germantown
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,128Total filings (sum)
6.32%Avg annual filing rate
13.4%Peak year (2015)
4.71%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
330Total filings 2020-21
2.7Avg monthly observed
7.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.66×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 Germantown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.5%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
18.7%SNAP enrollment
5.6%No health insurance
26.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Germantown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Germantown?
Germantown scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Germantown compare to Boston overall?
Germantown scores 0.2 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,575 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Germantown?
Average gross rent in Germantown is $1,575/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Germantown residents are renters?
51% of Germantown households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 14,198 residents.
Q5
Is Germantown a high social-vulnerability area?
Germantown sits in the 65th 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 Germantown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Germantown is census tract 25025130406 (score 9.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.7 to 9.5, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Germantown for landlords?
Germantown carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Germantown?
Germantown has 13,936 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.4%), Hispanic / Latino (19.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
