Eviction Risk in Bellingham Square Historic District , Chelsea
1 census tracts · pop 4,845 · pop-weighted composite 7.0/10 · range 7.0–7.0
Bellingham Square Historic District is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Chelsea with 1 census tract and a population of 4,845 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.0/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 62% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 45% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,940/month sits 1% lower than the Chelsea citywide median ($1,956).
Bellingham Square Historic District 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.
Bellingham Square Historic District vs Chelsea
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood — 4,730 residents across all tracts in Bellingham Square Historic District. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 73.8%
- White (non-Hispanic) 12.6%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 7.9%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.1%
- Other / Multiracial 5.5%
1 tracts in Bellingham Square Historic District
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25025160103 | 7.0 | 4,845 | 62% | $1,940 |
CDC SVI percentile: 96
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Bellingham Square Historic District
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 50Total filings 2020-21
- 1.1Avg monthly observed
- 2.3Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.47×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston, MA).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bellingham Square Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 29.6%Housing insecurity
- 16.8%Utility shutoff threat
- 35.5%Food insecurity
- 36.2%SNAP enrollment
- 20.6%No health insurance
- 36.7%Any disability
About Bellingham Square Historic District
What is the eviction-risk score for Bellingham Square Historic District?
Bellingham Square Historic District scores 7.0/10 (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 Bellingham Square Historic District compare to Chelsea overall?
Bellingham Square Historic District scores 0.1 points lower than Chelsea overall (7.1/10). Rent burden: 62% vs 35% citywide. Median rent: $1,940 vs $1,956.
What is the median rent in Bellingham Square Historic District?
Median gross rent in Bellingham Square Historic District is $1,940/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Bellingham Square Historic District residents are renters?
54% of Bellingham Square Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 74% in Chelsea). The neighborhood has 4,845 residents.
Is Bellingham Square Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Bellingham Square Historic District sits in the 96th 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.