Eviction Risk in Brookline Village , Boston
2 census tracts · pop 8,200 · pop-weighted composite 7.5/10 · range 7.5–7.5
Brookline Village is a white-asian neighborhood in Boston with 2 census tracts and a population of 8,200 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 55% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 33% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,930/month sits 10% lower than the Boston citywide median ($2,147).
Brookline Village 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.
Brookline Village vs Boston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Asian Neighborhood — 8,650 residents across all tracts in Brookline Village. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 14.6%
- White (non-Hispanic) 45.9%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 7.6%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 29.2%
- Other / Multiracial 2.8%
2 tracts in Brookline Village
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25025081001 | 7.5 | 4,816 | 60% | $1,759 |
| 25025080900 | 7.5 | 3,384 | 48% | $2,173 |
CDC SVI percentile: 68
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Brookline Village
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 245Total filings (sum)
- 1.42%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.6%Peak year (2015)
- 1.09%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 172Total filings 2020-21
- 2.0Avg monthly observed
- 3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.62×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston, MA).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brookline Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 16.2%Housing insecurity
- 10.9%Utility shutoff threat
- 22.9%Food insecurity
- 25.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 28.9%Any disability
About Brookline Village
What is the eviction-risk score for Brookline Village?
Brookline Village scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Brookline Village compare to Boston overall?
Brookline Village scores 0.6 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Rent burden: 55% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,930 vs $2,147.
What is the median rent in Brookline Village?
Median gross rent in Brookline eviction risk Village is $1,930/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Brookline Village residents are renters?
93% of Brookline Village households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 8,200 residents.
Is Brookline Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Brookline Village sits in the 68th 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.