Eviction Risk in Pill Hill , Boston
8 census tracts · pop 22,479 · pop-weighted composite 6.7/10 · range 6.1–7.4
Pill Hill is a diverse neighborhood in Boston with 8 census tracts and a population of 22,479 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 43% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 19% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $2,280/month sits 6% higher than the Boston citywide median ($2,147).
Pill Hill vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Pill Hill vs Boston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Diverse Neighborhood — 21,969 residents across all tracts in Pill Hill. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 19.8%
- White (non-Hispanic) 54.4%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 12.8%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 8.4%
- Other / Multiracial 4.6%
8 tracts in Pill Hill
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25025081200 | 7.4 | 4,097 | 51% | $632 |
| 25025120500 | 7.1 | 2,688 | 54% | $2,928 |
| 25025081102 | 7.0 | 2,835 | 42% | $2,175 |
| 25025081101 | 6.9 | 1,376 | 58% | $2,772 |
| 25025120400 | 6.4 | 6,598 | 38% | $2,678 |
| 25025120600 | 6.2 | 2,732 | 32% | $2,787 |
| 25025120700 | 6.2 | 2,107 | 33% | $2,627 |
| 25025981800 | 6.1 | 46 | — | — |
CDC SVI percentile: 49
Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Pill Hill
Aggregated across 6 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 394Total filings (sum)
- 1.87%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.0%Peak year (2013)
- 1.57%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 215Total filings 2020-21
- 0.8Avg monthly observed
- 1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
- 1.13×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston, MA).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pill Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 13.1%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 16.5%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 22.9%Any disability
About Pill Hill
What is the eviction-risk score for Pill Hill?
Pill Hill scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 8 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 Pill Hill compare to Boston overall?
Pill Hill scores 1.4 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Rent burden: 43% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $2,280 vs $2,147.
What is the median rent in Pill Hill?
Median gross rent in Pill Hill is $2,280/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Pill Hill residents are renters?
58% of Pill Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 22,479 residents.
Is Pill Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Pill Hill sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.