1 census tracts · pop 2,497 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.3/10
· range 9.3–9.3
Meeting House Hill maps to a single census tract in Boston, MA, population 2,497. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.3/10, placing it in the High tier. Against a Boston baseline of 30.6%, 51% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
37% 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. Set annual rent against average household income of $45,321 and the ratio lands at 40%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Average gross rent is $1,510, 30% below the Boston average of $2,147.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Food insecurity affects 33.3% of adults, 15.5 points above the national rate. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.
16.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The filing record is not thin: 157 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 5.2% of renter households.
One tract means one number: 9.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
9.3
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Meeting House Hill vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Meeting House Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
157Total filings (sum)
3.68%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak year (2015)
4.17%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
78Total filings 2020-21
1.7Avg monthly observed
2.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.62×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 Meeting House Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.2%Housing insecurity
16.1%Utility shutoff threat
33.3%Food insecurity
36.6%SNAP enrollment
11.3%No health insurance
35.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Meeting House Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Meeting House Hill?
Meeting House Hill scores 9.3/10 (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 Meeting House Hill compare to Boston overall?
Meeting House Hill scores 1.2 points higher than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,510 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Meeting House Hill?
Average gross rent in Meeting House Hill is $1,510/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Meeting House Hill residents are renters?
76% of Meeting House Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 2,497 residents.
Q5
Is Meeting House Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Meeting House Hill sits in the 96th 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 Meeting House Hill for landlords?
Meeting House Hill carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.3/10). 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 Meeting House Hill?
Meeting House Hill has 2,557 residents. Top groups: Other / Multiracial (35.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
