4 census tracts · pop 16,671 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 5.9–7.7
Mount Bowdoin is a black-hispanic neighborhood in Boston with 4 census tracts and a population of 16,671 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 52% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 34% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,520/month sits 29% lower than the Boston citywide average ($2,147).
Risk score
7
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Mount Bowdoin vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mount Bowdoin
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,415Total filings (sum)
7.39%Avg annual filing rate
13.6%Peak year (2016)
7.45%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
566Total filings 2020-21
3.2Avg monthly observed
6.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.54×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 Mount Bowdoin
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
31.9%Housing insecurity
23.0%Utility shutoff threat
38.5%Food insecurity
46.7%SNAP enrollment
11.7%No health insurance
38.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mount Bowdoin
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mount Bowdoin?
Mount Bowdoin scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Mount Bowdoin compare to Boston overall?
Mount Bowdoin scores 0.1 points lower than Boston overall (7.1/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,520 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mount Bowdoin?
Average gross rent in Mount Bowdoin is $1,520/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mount Bowdoin residents are renters?
75% of Mount Bowdoin households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 16,671 residents.
Q5
Is Mount Bowdoin a high social-vulnerability area?
Mount Bowdoin sits in the 94th 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 Mount Bowdoin have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mount Bowdoin is census tract 25025090100 (score 7.7/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 7.7, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Mount Bowdoin for landlords?
Mount Bowdoin carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 (7.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Mount Bowdoin?
Mount Bowdoin has 16,796 residents (Black-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (48.9%), Hispanic / Latino (31.7%), Other / Multiracial (12.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
