Within parent city
90
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #10,320 of 84,120 nationally
Pittsfield Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 25003900100 · Berkshire County, MA · pop 3,258
With a score of 7.5/10, tract 25003900100 in Pittsfield, MA reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,258. This is renter territory: 92% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Risk score
7.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 46%
Stable renters 46%
Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units1,995
Renter share91.7%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$31,835
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
National
88
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsfield and the region
Centroid at 42.4517, -73.2529 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pittsfield scores 7.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Pittsfield
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$916 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pittsfield
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pittsfield
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pittsfield
6.8
How Pittsfield compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%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)
- 1,025Total filings over 10 yrs
- 6.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.6%Peak (2015)
- 46Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 39% 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.
- 19.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.1%Food insecurity
- 33.6%SNAP enrollment
- 13.8%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 21.5%Frequent mental distress
- 39.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pittsfield
The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1/10. SNAP participation runs 33.6% against 15.2% nationally. Set annual rent against average income of $31,835 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Against the Berkshire County average of 5.8, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.7 points. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.9/10.
13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Average gross rent is $916, 19% below the Pittsfield average.
Running hot, local political climate reads 7.6/10. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,025 filings here across 10 tracked years. Food insecurity runs 25.1% against 17.8% nationally.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25003900100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25003900100?
Census tract 25003900100 in Pittsfield scores 7.5/10 (Elevated 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 25003900100?
Median gross rent is $916/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25003900100?
18.2% of residents in tract 25003900100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,258.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25003900100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 70th, minority 53th, housing 78th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25003900100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,025 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 25003900100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.13% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25003900100 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.0% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25003900100 compare to Pittsfield overall?
Tract 25003900100 scores 7.5/10, higher than the parent city of Pittsfield at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pittsfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pittsfield
Top eight tracts in Pittsfield ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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7.5
/ 10 · High
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7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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5.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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