Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Pittsfield Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25003900200 · Berkshire County, MA · pop 4,704
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 25003900200 (Pittsfield, Massachusetts) comes in at 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.
About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,115 monthly, set against $49,219 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,852
Renter share72.4%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate20.5%
Median income$49,219
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
84
th percentile
High
National
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsfield and the region
Centroid at 42.4557, -73.2414 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pittsfield scores 5.5
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
20.5% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,115 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 63%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)
- 1,020Total filings over 10 yrs
- 6.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.2%Peak (2015)
- 60Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 35% 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.
- 19.4%Housing insecurity
- 13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.0%Food insecurity
- 31.0%SNAP enrollment
- 13.6%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 22.3%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pittsfield
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 Pittsfield eviction risk, 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 above the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,020 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 7.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.2% of renter households in 2015.
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 25003900200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25003900200?
Census tract 25003900200 in Pittsfield scores 5.5/10 (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 25003900200?
Median gross rent is $1,115/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25003900200?
20.5% of residents in tract 25003900200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,704.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25003900200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 67th, minority 51th, housing 63th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25003900200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,020 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 25003900200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.98% of renter households, peaking at 8.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25003900200 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.4% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25003900200 compare to Pittsfield overall?
Tract 25003900200 scores 5.5/10, lower 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.
Tract · MA
25003900600
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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25003900100
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
25003900900
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MA
25003901100
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MA
25003900400
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MA
25003900300
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
25003935200
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
Stearnsville
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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