Eviction Risk in Wheeling Avenue Historic District , Cambridge
3 census tracts · pop 9,420 · pop-weighted composite 5.6/10 · range 5.4–5.8
Wheeling Avenue Historic District is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Cambridge with 3 census tracts and a population of 9,420 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 50% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 27% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $860/month sits 9% higher than the Cambridge citywide median ($788).
Wheeling Avenue Historic District vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Wheeling Avenue Historic District vs Cambridge
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 9,482 residents across all tracts in Wheeling Avenue Historic District. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 2%
- White (non-Hispanic) 89.8%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 3.1%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.3%
- Other / Multiracial 4.8%
3 tracts in Wheeling Avenue Historic District
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39059977600 | 5.8 | 2,892 | 54% | $900 |
| 39059977500 | 5.5 | 3,438 | 55% | $940 |
| 39059977300 | 5.4 | 3,090 | 41% | $734 |
CDC SVI percentile: 65
Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Wheeling Avenue Historic District
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 543Total filings (sum)
- 2.63%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.0%Peak year (2010)
- 3.04%Latest filed (2018)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Wheeling Avenue Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 15.2%Housing insecurity
- 12.2%Utility shutoff threat
- 21.7%Food insecurity
- 21.9%SNAP enrollment
- 10.6%No health insurance
- 38.7%Any disability
About Wheeling Avenue Historic District
What is the eviction-risk score for Wheeling Avenue Historic District?
Wheeling Avenue Historic District scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Wheeling Avenue Historic District compare to Cambridge overall?
Wheeling Avenue Historic District scores 0.8 points higher than Cambridge overall (4.8/10). Rent burden: 50% vs 30% citywide. Median rent: $860 vs $788.
What is the median rent in Wheeling Avenue Historic District?
Median gross rent in Wheeling Avenue Historic District is $860/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Wheeling Avenue Historic District residents are renters?
47% of Wheeling Avenue Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Cambridge). The neighborhood has 9,420 residents.
Is Wheeling Avenue Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Wheeling Avenue Historic District sits in the 65th 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.