1 census tracts · pop 3,412 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.5/10
· range 9.5–9.5
Kane Square maps to a single census tract in Boston, MA and houses 3,412 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.5/10, placing it in the High tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Boston rate of 30.6%.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.4/10. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. 24% 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 tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. SNAP participation is 33.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 27%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Court records for this tract carry 304 eviction filings. Average gross rent is $1,820, 15% below the Boston average of $2,147.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 6.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.1% in 2016 against a 6.8% peak. That places it #1 of 57 neighborhoods in Boston.
For a like-for-like read, Brookline Village and Packard's Corner score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 9.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
9.5
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kane Square vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%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 Kane Square
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
304Total filings (sum)
5.94%Avg annual filing rate
6.8%Peak year (2015)
8.07%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
88Total filings 2020-21
1.9Avg monthly observed
5.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.37×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 Kane Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.9%Housing insecurity
16.5%Utility shutoff threat
28.2%Food insecurity
33.1%SNAP enrollment
9.2%No health insurance
33.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kane Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kane Square?
Kane Square scores 9.5/10 (High 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 Kane Square compare to Boston overall?
Kane Square scores 1.4 points higher than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,820 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kane Square?
Average gross rent in Kane Square is $1,820/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kane Square residents are renters?
60% of Kane Square households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 3,412 residents.
Q5
Is Kane Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Kane Square sits in the 85th 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
How safe is Kane Square for landlords?
Kane Square carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.5/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kane Square?
Kane Square has 3,591 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (28.6%), Hispanic / Latino (25.6%), Other / Multiracial (21%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
