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).
Grove Hall vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Grove Hall vs Boston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
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%
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 |
CDC SVI percentile: 88
Pop-weighted across 6 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
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).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Grove Hall
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 31.6%Housing insecurity
- 22.5%Utility shutoff threat
- 37.8%Food insecurity
- 45.4%SNAP enrollment
- 12.0%No health insurance
- 37.7%Any disability
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.