Government Center/Faneuil Hall Eviction Risk: Elevated
1 census tracts · pop 2,377 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10
· range 6.9–6.9
Government Center/Faneuil Hall is a one-tract neighborhood of Boston, MA and houses 2,377 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.9/10, in the Elevated tier. Average gross rent is $3,158, 47% above the Boston average of $2,147.
Cost burden runs 43% against 30.6% citywide, putting Government Center/Faneuil Hall 12.3% over its own city. 92% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. 18% 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.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10.
4.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The voucher gap is 11.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
That places it #45 of 57 neighborhoods in Boston. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $146,154.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Government Center/Faneuil Hall vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Government Center/Faneuil Hall
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
62Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
3.59×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston, MA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Government Center/Faneuil Hall
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.0%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
4.0%No health insurance
21.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Government Center/Faneuil Hall
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Government Center/Faneuil Hall?
Government Center/Faneuil Hall scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Government Center/Faneuil Hall compare to Boston overall?
Government Center/Faneuil Hall scores 1.2 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $3,158 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Government Center/Faneuil Hall?
Average gross rent in Government Center/Faneuil Hall is $3,158/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Government Center/Faneuil Hall residents are renters?
92% of Government Center/Faneuil Hall households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 2,377 residents.
Q5
Is Government Center/Faneuil Hall a high social-vulnerability area?
Government Center/Faneuil Hall sits in the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Government Center/Faneuil Hall for landlords?
Government Center/Faneuil Hall carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Government Center/Faneuil Hall?
Government Center/Faneuil Hall has 2,372 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (19.6%), Other / Multiracial (7.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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