Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally
North Adams Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25003921400 · Berkshire County, MA · pop 1,398
Tract 25003921400, home to 1,398 residents in North Adams, scores 6.2/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $882 monthly, set against $50,227 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units742
Renter share41.6%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate8.7%
Median income$50,227
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Adams and the region
Centroid at 42.6756, -73.1181 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Adams scores 4.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Adams
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
8.7% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$882 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Adams
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Adams
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Adams
8.0
How North Adams compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 194Total filings over 10 yrs
- 6.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.2%Peak (2014)
- 12Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 11.9%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.7%Food insecurity
- 18.7%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 18.7%Frequent mental distress
- 34.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Adams
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from North Adams, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Berkshire County average of 5.8 and in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 194 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 6.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.2% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 25003921400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25003921400?
Census tract 25003921400 in North Adams scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 25003921400?
Median gross rent is $882/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25003921400?
8.7% of residents in tract 25003921400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,398.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25003921400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 79th, minority 24th, housing 65th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25003921400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 194 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 25003921400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.27% of renter households, peaking at 11.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25003921400 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.9% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25003921400 compare to North Adams overall?
Tract 25003921400 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of North Adams at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Adams; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in North Adams
Top eight tracts in North Adams ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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