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Eviction Risk in Grove Hall , Boston

Tract 25025082100 · Suffolk County, MA · pop 5,980 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 25025082100 sits in the Grove Hall neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It has a population of 5,980 and an eviction-risk score of 7.1/10 (Elevated tier). 59% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 21% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $814/month against a median household income of $29,441 — roughly 33% rent-to-income at the medians.

Eviction Risk
7.1
Elevated tier · 1-10 composite
Confidence 100%
Rent burden
59%
21% severely burdened (≥50%)
Median rent
$814
vs county FMR_2BR: -71%
Median household income
$29,441
23.1% below poverty line
Where

Tract location

Centroid at 42.3094, -71.0872. Drag to explore.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Hispanic-Black Neighborhood — 4,052 residents. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (Table B03002, tract level).

Hispanic / Latino: 47.4% White (non-Hispanic): 15.7% Black (non-Hispanic): 31.4% Other / Multiracial: 5.5%
  • Hispanic / Latino 47.4%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 15.7%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 31.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 5.5%
Score breakdown

How the 7.1/10 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) 5.8 this tract poverty rate
Supply constraint (tract) 1.0 tract rent vs county FMR
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,011Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 10.57%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.0%Peak (2016)
  • 249Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2012 — 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 250250821002012: 192 filings (10.04/100 renter HHs)2013: 199 filings (10.40/100 renter HHs)2014: 205 filings (10.72/100 renter HHs)2015: 166 filings (8.68/100 renter HHs)2016: 249 filings (13.00/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 30% over the past 5 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 373Total filings 2020-21
  • 7.9Avg monthly (observed)
  • 17.3Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.46×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2023-11-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 13 filings (0.68× baseline)2020-02-01: 10 filings (0.51× baseline)2020-03-01: 9 filings (0.51× 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: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (0.04× baseline)2021-01-01: 11 filings (0.58× baseline)2021-02-01: 3 filings (0.16× baseline)2021-03-01: 9 filings (0.51× baseline)2021-04-01: 14 filings (1.37× baseline)2021-05-01: 1 filings (0.07× baseline)2021-06-01: 7 filings (0.34× baseline)2021-07-01: 6 filings (0.31× baseline)2021-08-01: 1 filings (0.06× baseline)2021-09-01: 3 filings (0.23× baseline)2021-10-01: 4 filings (0.15× baseline)2021-11-01: 6 filings (0.75× baseline)2021-12-01: 8 filings (0.34× baseline)2022-01-01: 7 filings (0.37× baseline)2022-02-01: 3 filings (0.16× baseline)2022-03-01: 3 filings (0.17× baseline)2022-04-01: 2 filings (0.20× baseline)2022-05-01: 6 filings (0.40× baseline)2022-06-01: 3 filings (0.14× baseline)2022-07-01: 6 filings (0.31× baseline)2022-08-01: 7 filings (0.40× baseline)2022-09-01: 21 filings (1.58× baseline)2022-10-01: 31 filings (1.16× baseline)2022-11-01: 14 filings (1.75× baseline)2022-12-01: 20 filings (0.85× baseline)2023-01-01: 21 filings (1.11× baseline)2023-02-01: 11 filings (0.58× baseline)2023-03-01: 3 filings (0.17× baseline)2023-04-01: 19 filings (1.85× baseline)2023-05-01: 16 filings (1.07× baseline)2023-06-01: 23 filings (1.11× baseline)2023-07-01: 17 filings (0.87× baseline)2023-08-01: 8 filings (0.46× baseline)2023-09-01: 11 filings (0.83× baseline)2023-10-01: 11 filings (0.41× baseline)2023-11-01: 4 filings (5.33× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Boston, MA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Grove Hall. Closest by composite score.

Tract · MA
Grove Hall
7.0
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
Grove Hall
7.0
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
Grove Hall
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
Grove Hall
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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: C — definitely declining

Approximately 100% 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 25025082100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25025082100?

Census tract 25025082100 in the Grove Hall neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 25025082100?

Median gross rent is $814/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 25025082100?

23.1% of residents in tract 25025082100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,980.

How socially vulnerable is tract 25025082100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 97th, minority 90th, housing 81th.

Is tract 25025082100 considered part of Grove Hall?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25025082100 fall within Grove Hall (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25025082100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,011 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 25025082100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.57% of renter households, peaking at 13.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 25025082100 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.46× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply — likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Boston eviction risk, MA), 2020-2021.

What share of households in tract 25025082100 struggle to pay rent?

About 35.3% 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. 25.4% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Was tract 25025082100 redlined?

The dominant 1930s HOLC grade across this tract is C (Definitely Declining). Roughly 0% 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.