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Eviction Risk in North Brighton , Boston

1 census tracts · pop 3,979 · pop-weighted composite 7.2/10 · range 7.2–7.2

North Brighton is a white-asian neighborhood in Boston with 1 census tract and a population of 3,979 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 50% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 17% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $2,189/month sits 2% higher than the Boston citywide median ($2,147).

Eviction Risk
7.2
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
50%
17% severely burdened
Median rent
$2,189
Median household income
$79,000
26.4% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

North Brighton vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

North Brighton score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0North Brighton: 7.27.2North BrightonNeighborhoodParent city: 8.18.1Parent cityhost cityState: 6.66.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · MA
Kane Square
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.4K
Peer · MA
Nubian Square
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
9 tracts · pop. 25.6K
Peer · MA
Park Square
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.5K
Peer · MA
Barry's Corner
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 2.4K
Comparison

North Brighton vs Boston

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
7.2 -11%
Boston: 8.1
Rent burden
49.5% +62%
Boston: 30.6%
Median gross rent
$2,189 +2%
Boston: $2,147
Median HH income
$79,000 -17%
Boston: $94,755
Poverty rate
26.4% +56%
Boston: 16.9%
Renter share
85.2% +33%
Boston: 64.3%
Where

Tract centroids in North Brighton

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Asian Neighborhood — 4,023 residents across all tracts in North Brighton. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 11.8% White (non-Hispanic): 55.1% Black (non-Hispanic): 8.3% Asian (non-Hispanic): 20.4% Other / Multiracial: 4.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 11.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 55.1%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 8.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 20.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 4.4%
Census tracts

1 tracts in North Brighton

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
25025000102 7.2 3,979 49% $2,189
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 70

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 64%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 43%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in North Brighton

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 74Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.6Avg monthly observed
  • 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.40×Ratio to baseline

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston, MA).

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in North Brighton

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About North Brighton

What is the eviction-risk score for North Brighton?

North Brighton scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does North Brighton compare to Boston overall?

North Brighton scores 0.9 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Rent burden: 50% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $2,189 vs $2,147.

What is the median rent in North Brighton?

Median gross rent in North Brighton is $2,189/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of North Brighton residents are renters?

85% of North Brighton households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 3,979 residents.

Is North Brighton a high social-vulnerability area?

North Brighton sits in the 70th 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.

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