2 census tracts · pop 11,811 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 3.7–6.6
Mill Hill is a hispanic-white neighborhood in Chelsea with 2 census tracts and a population of 11,811 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 60% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 34% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,723/month sits 12% lower than the Chelsea citywide average ($1,956).
Risk score
5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Mill Hill vs ChelseaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mill Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
378Total filings (sum)
3.40%Avg annual filing rate
6.5%Peak year (2016)
3.77%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
205Total filings 2020-21
2.1Avg monthly observed
2.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.77×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston, MA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mill Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.7%Housing insecurity
15.2%Utility shutoff threat
29.4%Food insecurity
32.1%SNAP enrollment
14.7%No health insurance
33.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mill Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mill Hill?
Mill Hill scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 Mill Hill compare to Chelsea overall?
Mill Hill scores 1.4 points lower than Chelsea overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,723 vs $1,956.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mill Hill?
Average gross rent in Mill Hill is $1,723/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mill Hill residents are renters?
50% of Mill Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 74% in Chelsea). The neighborhood has 11,811 residents.
Q5
Is Mill Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Mill Hill sits in the 78th 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 Mill Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mill Hill is census tract 25025160502 (score 6.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.7 to 6.6, a spread of 2.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Mill Hill for landlords?
Mill Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 Chelsea as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Mill Hill?
Mill Hill has 11,321 residents (Hispanic-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (50.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.1%), Other / Multiracial (13%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
