5 census tracts · pop 17,652 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10
· range 6.7–8.7
Mount Hope takes in 5 census tracts of Boston, MA, population 17,652. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.1/10, Elevated tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.7 to 8.7, a 2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 38% against 30.6% citywide, putting Mount Hope 7.3% over its own city. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10.
On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 8/10. Filings are well documented here: 447 across 5 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 5.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 2.4% in 2016, is well off that peak. At $1,997 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of Boston commands.
Among the 57 mapped neighborhoods of Boston, it ranks #41 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Oak Square and Bulfinch Triangle. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $111,474.
41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Mount Hope vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mount Hope
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
447Total filings (sum)
2.86%Avg annual filing rate
5.7%Peak year (2015)
2.43%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
205Total filings 2020-21
0.8Avg monthly observed
1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.48×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 Hope
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.5%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility shutoff threat
14.9%Food insecurity
16.2%SNAP enrollment
6.2%No health insurance
24.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mount Hope
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mount Hope?
Mount Hope scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Hope compare to Boston overall?
Mount Hope scores 1.0 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,997 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mount Hope?
Average gross rent in Mount Hope is $1,997/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mount Hope residents are renters?
41% of Mount Hope households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 17,652 residents.
Q5
Is Mount Hope a high social-vulnerability area?
Mount Hope sits in the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Hope have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mount Hope is census tract 25025110201 (score 8.7/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.7 to 8.7, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is Mount Hope for landlords?
Mount Hope carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Mount Hope?
Mount Hope has 17,301 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (46.2%), Hispanic / Latino (23.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
