6 census tracts · pop 22,896 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.3/10
· range 8.7–9.5
Grove Hall takes in 6 census tracts of Boston, MA and houses 22,896 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.3/10, placing it in the High tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Boston rate of 30.6%.
Average gross rent is $1,254, 42% below the Boston average of $2,147. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10.
28% 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. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. This is a renter market: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Food insecurity affects 37.0% of adults, 19.2 points above the national rate. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Filings are well documented here: 2,758 across 6 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 13.0% of renter households. That places it #8 of 57 neighborhoods in Boston.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.3
High
6 tracts · population-weighted
Grove Hall vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%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.
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
Frequently asked
About Grove Hall
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Grove Hall?
Grove Hall scores 9.3/10 (High tier) across 6 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 Grove Hall compare to Boston overall?
Grove Hall scores 1.2 points higher than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,254 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Grove Hall?
Average 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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in Grove Hall have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Grove Hall is census tract 25025082100 (score 9.5/10). Across the 6 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.7 to 9.5, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Grove Hall for landlords?
Grove Hall carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.3/10). Pop-weighted across 6 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Grove Hall?
Grove Hall has 21,092 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (46.2%), Hispanic / Latino (37%), Other / Multiracial (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
