3 census tracts · pop 10,518 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.7/10
· range 6.7–9.5
Savin Hill is a 3-tract neighborhood of Boston, MA, population 10,518. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.7/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 30.6% citywide, putting Savin Hill 16.9% over its own city.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 6.7 to 9.5, a 2.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10. This is a renter market: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
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: 820 across 3 observed tracts.
The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 13.2% of renter households. At $2,289 a month, rents sit 7% over what the rest of Boston commands.
That places it #34 of 57 neighborhoods in Boston. Judgments average 1.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Orient Heights and Pill Hill score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $96,038.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.8 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
7.7
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Savin Hill 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 & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Savin Hill
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
820Total filings (sum)
4.24%Avg annual filing rate
13.2%Peak year (2016)
5.61%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
242Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg monthly observed
4.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.41×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 Savin Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.2%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility shutoff threat
17.5%Food insecurity
18.9%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
24.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Savin Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Savin Hill?
Savin Hill scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 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 Savin Hill compare to Boston overall?
Savin Hill scores 0.4 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,289 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Savin Hill?
Average gross rent in Savin Hill is $2,289/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Savin Hill residents are renters?
71% of Savin Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 10,518 residents.
Q5
Is Savin Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Savin Hill sits in the 61st 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 Savin Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Savin Hill is census tract 25025090901 (score 9.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.7 to 9.5, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Savin Hill for landlords?
Savin Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Savin Hill?
Savin Hill has 11,015 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (23.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
