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Eviction Risk in Grove Hall , Boston

6 census tracts · pop 22,896 · pop-weighted composite 7.1/10 · range 6.7–7.5

Grove Hall is a black-hispanic neighborhood in Boston with 6 census tracts and a population of 22,896 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 56% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 28% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,254/month sits 42% lower than the Boston citywide median ($2,147).

Eviction Risk
7.1
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
56%
28% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,254
Median household income
$48,906
24.5% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Grove Hall vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Grove Hall score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Grove Hall: 7.17.1Grove HallNeighborhoodParent city: 8.18.1Parent cityhost cityState: 6.66.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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Comparison

Grove Hall vs Boston

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
7.1 -12%
Boston: 8.1
Rent burden
56.2% +84%
Boston: 30.6%
Median gross rent
$1,254 -42%
Boston: $2,147
Median HH income
$48,906 -48%
Boston: $94,755
Poverty rate
24.5% +45%
Boston: 16.9%
Renter share
71.5% +11%
Boston: 64.3%
Where

Tract centroids in Grove Hall

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black-Hispanic Neighborhood — 21,092 residents across all tracts in Grove Hall. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 37% White (non-Hispanic): 7.3% Black (non-Hispanic): 46.2% Asian (non-Hispanic): 1.8% Other / Multiracial: 7.7%
  • Hispanic / Latino 37%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 7.3%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 46.2%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 1.8%
  • Other / Multiracial 7.7%
Census tracts

6 tracts in Grove Hall

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
25025082000 7.5 3,476 73% $1,350
25025091400 7.3 3,052 50% $1,320
25025082100 7.1 5,980 59% $814
25025090300 7.0 3,535 58% $1,501
25025081900 7.0 3,142 49% $1,400
25025090400 6.7 3,711 45% $1,461
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 88

Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 79%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 91%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Grove Hall

Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 2,758Total filings (sum)
  • 8.56%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.0%Peak year (2016)
  • 8.86%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,020Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.1Avg monthly observed
  • 8.7Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.49×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 Grove Hall

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Grove Hall

What is the eviction-risk score for Grove Hall?

Grove Hall scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 6 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Grove Hall compare to Boston overall?

Grove Hall scores 1.0 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Rent burden: 56% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,254 vs $2,147.

What is the median rent in Grove Hall?

Median gross rent in Grove Hall is $1,254/month (pop-weighted across 6 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Grove Hall residents are renters?

72% of Grove Hall households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 22,896 residents.

Is Grove Hall a high social-vulnerability area?

Grove Hall sits in the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

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