1 census tracts · pop 2,083 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.9/10
· range 7.9–7.9
Admirals Hill is a one-tract neighborhood of Chelsea, MA and houses 2,083 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.9/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Against a Chelsea baseline of 34.7%, 50% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.8/10. Average gross rent is $1,211, 38% below the Chelsea average of $1,956.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.9/10.
Court records for this tract carry 84 eviction filings. The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 2.7% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 2.1% in 2016 against a 2.7% peak. That places it #5 of 7 neighborhoods in Chelsea. The closest comparables inside the same city are Cary Square and Mill Hill.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Admirals Hill vs ChelseaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Admirals Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
84Total filings (sum)
1.88%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2013)
2.11%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
80Total filings 2020-21
1.7Avg monthly observed
1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.17×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston, MA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Admirals Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.7%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility shutoff threat
17.1%Food insecurity
20.1%SNAP enrollment
7.6%No health insurance
30.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Admirals Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Admirals Hill?
Admirals Hill scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Admirals Hill compare to Chelsea overall?
Admirals Hill scores 0.1 points higher than Chelsea overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,211 vs $1,956.
Q3
What is the average rent in Admirals Hill?
Average gross rent in Admirals Hill is $1,211/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Admirals Hill residents are renters?
62% of Admirals Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 74% in Chelsea). The neighborhood has 2,083 residents.
Q5
Is Admirals Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Admirals Hill sits in the 87th 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
How safe is Admirals Hill for landlords?
Admirals Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chelsea as a whole (7.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Admirals Hill?
Admirals Hill has 2,185 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.7%), Hispanic / Latino (25%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
