2 census tracts · pop 8,125 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 6.7–6.7
Readville takes in 2 census tracts of Boston, MA, population 8,125. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.7/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 43% against 30.6% citywide, putting Readville 12.8% over its own city.
28% 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. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Court records carry 203 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 5.3% of renter households. That places it #50 of 57 neighborhoods in Boston. Judgments average 2.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Inner Belt and Neponset score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 6.7/10 is a fair proxy for 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
2 tracts · population-weighted
Readville vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Readville
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
203Total filings (sum)
4.27%Avg annual filing rate
5.3%Peak year (2016)
4.38%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
130Total filings 2020-21
1.4Avg monthly observed
1.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.74×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston, MA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Readville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.2%Housing insecurity
9.4%Utility shutoff threat
15.0%Food insecurity
16.3%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
24.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Readville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Readville?
Readville scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Readville compare to Boston overall?
Readville scores 1.4 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,020 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Readville?
Average gross rent in Readville is $2,020/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Readville residents are renters?
35% of Readville households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 8,125 residents.
Q5
Is Readville a high social-vulnerability area?
Readville sits in the 47th 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
Which tracts in Readville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Readville is census tract 25025140102 (score 6.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.7 to 6.7, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Readville for landlords?
Readville carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Readville?
Readville has 7,995 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (36.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (36.1%), Hispanic / Latino (16.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
