0
0
0

The 10 Boston neighborhoods with the worst pothole problems

by Emily Johnson, Taylor Johnson Public Rrelations

south-boston-gentrifying-neighborhoods-high-prices

It’s pothole season in Boston, and this year the problem appears to be worse than in years past. Although potholes pop up in every part of the city, some neighborhoods have it much worse than others, according to Renthop.com.

The first four months of 2017 saw nearly as many potholes reported to the city’s 311 service as all of 2016, with 471 potholes reported so far this year versus 544 reported all of last year. April had the most pothole-filling requests of any month since 2016, with 195 requests.

Why are pothole reports spiking now? Renthop.com, an apartment-finding website, says the winter’s snow and temperature swings between deep-freeze and unseasonably warm weather contributed, as did civic events like the Super Bowl parade.

Many of the neighborhoods with the highest pothole request per square mile are some of the priciest areas in the city. Back Bay and Beacon Hill, for example, are third and fourth, respectively, in pothole complaints. They are second and third on Neighborhood X’s most pricey areas for housing.

Renthop did not find a scientific correlation between pothole complaints and housing price, however. The trend could be because of the road conditions there and the amount of car traffic they see, or it could be that residents in those neighborhoods are more likely to lodge a complaint about potholes.

Here are the top 10 neighborhoods for pothole reports, according to Renthop.com. Check out the full list here.

Neighborhood Pothole requests Requests/square mile
Mission Hill 75 136.36
Downtown/Financial District 80 129.03
Back Bay 71 114.52
Beacon Hill 16 51.61
South End 38 51.35
Jamaica Plain 111 28.17
Charlestown 34 25
Roxbury 67 20.36
South Boston 46 14.29
Allston/Brighton 61 13.74

Read More Related to This Post

Join the conversation

Oops! We could not locate your form.