Eviction Risk in Buttonwood Village , Boston
1 census tracts · pop 2,471 · pop-weighted composite 6.5/10 · range 6.5–6.5
Buttonwood Village is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Boston with 1 census tract and a population of 2,471 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 36% 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 $3,501/month sits 63% higher than the Boston citywide median ($2,147).
Buttonwood 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.
Buttonwood Village vs Boston
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 2,382 residents across all tracts in Buttonwood Village. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 8.4%
- White (non-Hispanic) 77.2%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 4.8%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 3%
- Other / Multiracial 6.6%
1 tracts in Buttonwood Village
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25025120105 | 6.5 | 2,471 | 36% | $3,501 |
CDC SVI percentile: 25
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Buttonwood Village
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 5Total filings (sum)
- 2.35%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.8%Peak year (2012)
- 1.41%Latest filed (2014)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 3Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg monthly observed
- 0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.86×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston, MA).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Buttonwood Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 5.7%Housing insecurity
- 3.9%Utility shutoff threat
- 5.8%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 2.4%No health insurance
- 21.8%Any disability
About Buttonwood Village
What is the eviction-risk score for Buttonwood Village?
Buttonwood Village scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Buttonwood Village compare to Boston overall?
Buttonwood Village scores 1.6 points lower than Boston overall (8.1/10). Rent burden: 36% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $3,501 vs $2,147.
What is the median rent in Buttonwood Village?
Median gross rent in Buttonwood Village is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Buttonwood Village residents are renters?
13% of Buttonwood Village households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Boston). The neighborhood has 2,471 residents.
Is Buttonwood Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Buttonwood Village sits in the 25th 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.