2 census tracts · pop 3,066 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.6/10
· range 7.6–8.1
Stonybrook Village spans 2 census tracts of Boston, MA, population 3,066. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.6/10, in the Elevated tier. At $1,260 a month, rents sit 41% under what the rest of Boston commands.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. 39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Boston rate of 30.6%. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.5/10.
The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8/10. Court records carry 76 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 3.9% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 3.8% in 2016 against a 3.9% peak.
Among the 57 mapped neighborhoods of Boston, it ranks #38 by risk, the lower third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Its 2 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Stonybrook Village vs BostonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Stonybrook Village
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
76Total filings (sum)
3.32%Avg annual filing rate
3.9%Peak year (2014)
3.82%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
33Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly observed
1.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.58×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 Stonybrook Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.3%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility shutoff threat
20.0%Food insecurity
22.8%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
28.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Stonybrook Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Stonybrook Village?
Stonybrook Village scores 7.6/10 (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 Stonybrook Village compare to Boston overall?
Stonybrook Village scores 0.5 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,260 vs $2,147.
Q3
What is the average rent in Stonybrook Village?
Average gross rent in Stonybrook Village is $1,260/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Stonybrook Village residents are renters?
31% of Stonybrook Village households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 3,066 residents.
Q5
Is Stonybrook Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Stonybrook Village sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Stonybrook Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Stonybrook Village is census tract 25025980700 (score 8.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.6 to 8.1, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Stonybrook Village for landlords?
Stonybrook Village carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.6/10). 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 Stonybrook Village?
Stonybrook Village has 3,292 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (36.9%), Hispanic / Latino (35.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
