1 census tracts · pop 3,009 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 6.7–6.7
Putterham maps to a single census tract in Boston, MA, population 3,009. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.7/10, Elevated tier. 54% 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.
Cost burden runs roughly two in three against 30.6% citywide, putting Putterham 35.7% over its own city. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. At $2,760 a month, rents sit 29% over what the rest of Boston commands.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Food insecurity affects 6.0% of adults, 11.8 points below the national rate.
The filing record is not thin: 2 evictions logged in this tract. 3.7% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 0.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 0.5% in 2016 against a 0.4% peak. Among the 57 mapped neighborhoods of Boston, it ranks #50 by risk, the lower third. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 6.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Putterham vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority28%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Putterham
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2Total filings (sum)
0.42%Avg annual filing rate
0.4%Peak year (2014)
0.46%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
5Total filings 2020-21
0.1Avg monthly observed
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
2.50×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 Putterham
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.8%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility shutoff threat
6.0%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
2.7%No health insurance
23.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Putterham
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Putterham?
Putterham scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 Putterham compare to Boston overall?
Putterham scores 1.4 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,760 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Putterham?
Average gross rent in Putterham is $2,760/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Putterham residents are renters?
30% of Putterham households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 3,009 residents.
Q5
Is Putterham a high social-vulnerability area?
Putterham sits in the 40th 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.
Q6
How safe is Putterham for landlords?
Putterham carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Putterham?
Putterham has 3,038 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.5%), Hispanic / Latino (7.5%), Other / Multiracial (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
