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Eviction Risk in North Brighton , Boston

Tract 25025000102 · Suffolk County, MA · pop 3,979 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 25025000102 sits in the North Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It has a population of 3,979 and an eviction-risk score of 7.2/10 (Elevated tier). 49% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 17% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,189/month against a median household income of $79,000 — roughly 33% rent-to-income at the medians.

Eviction Risk
7.2
Elevated tier · 1-10 composite
Confidence 100%
Rent burden
49%
17% severely burdened (≥50%)
Median rent
$2,189
vs county FMR_2BR: -23%
Median household income
$79,000
26.4% below poverty line
Where

Tract location

Centroid at 42.3591, -71.1440. Drag to explore.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Asian Neighborhood — 4,023 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).

Hispanic / Latino: 11.8% White (non-Hispanic): 55.1% Black (non-Hispanic): 8.3% Asian (non-Hispanic): 20.4% Other / Multiracial: 4.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 11.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 55.1%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 8.3%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 20.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 4.4%
Score breakdown

How the 7.2/10 score is composed

Signal Score Source
Filing rate (county) 5.5 Eviction Lab via counties
State political climate 6.2 states.state_political_baseline
Regional political climate 8.2 2024 county presidential margin
Local political climate 8.5 Boston (inherited)
Rent control risk 8.0 Boston (inherited)
Eviction process difficulty 8.0 state law
Tenant organizing strength 8.5 Boston (inherited)
Housing court bias 8.0 Boston (inherited)
Economic stress (tract) 6.6 this tract poverty rate
Supply constraint (tract) 2.7 tract rent vs county FMR
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 74Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.6Avg monthly (observed)
  • 1.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 1.40×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2023-11-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 2 filings (1.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 3 filings (3.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (2.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 6 filings (6.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 2 filings (4.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 1 filings (1.33× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 3 filings (6.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 4 filings (4.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 4 filings (2.29× baseline)2022-08-01: 2 filings (0.89× baseline)2022-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 1 filings (0.57× baseline)2022-11-01: 2 filings (2.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 2 filings (4.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 1 filings (0.50× baseline)2023-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 4 filings (4.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 1 filings (1.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 2 filings (4.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 1 filings (0.44× baseline)2023-09-01: 4 filings (5.33× baseline)2023-10-01: 9 filings (5.14× baseline)2023-11-01: 2 filings (8.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Boston, MA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

1930s HOLC grade · historical context

Dominant grade: D — hazardous — formally redlined; mortgage applications routinely denied

Approximately 86% of this tract's area was graded by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in Boston. Source: Mapping Inequality (Nelson, Winling, Marciano, Connolly et al., University of Richmond) — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Redlining is correlated with present-day eviction-filing rates, lower home-ownership, and greater rent burden — see Aaronson, Hartley & Mazumder (FRB Chicago, 2021). The shading above reflects 90-year-old appraisals; it is historical context, not a current credit signal.

Frequently asked

About tract 25025000102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25025000102?

Census tract 25025000102 in the North Brighton neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier). The composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty signals.

What is the median rent in tract 25025000102?

Median gross rent is $2,189/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25025000102?

26.4% of residents in tract 25025000102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,979.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25025000102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 43th, minority 68th, housing 79th.

Is tract 25025000102 considered part of North Brighton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25025000102 fall within North Brighton (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

Did eviction filings in tract 25025000102 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 1.40× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran above pre-pandemic norms. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston eviction risk, MA), 2020-2021.

What share of households in tract 25025000102 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.3% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 9.8% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Was tract 25025000102 redlined?

The dominant 1930s HOLC grade across this tract is D (Hazardous / redlined). Roughly 82% of the tract's area sits inside historically redlined (grade-D) zones drawn by Home Owners' Loan Corporation appraisers in Boston. Source: Mapping Inequality, University of Richmond.