Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Pittsfield Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25003900400 · Berkshire County, MA · pop 4,456
Census tract 25003900400 covers Pittsfield in Berkshire County, home to 4,456 residents. For landlords it grades 5.5/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 57% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 28% of renter households, a moderate level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,110 a month while the average household earns $74,663 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,139
Renter share30.7%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$74,663
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
69
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsfield and the region
Centroid at 42.4791, -73.2550 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pittsfield scores 4.2
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
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,110 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 77%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)
- 724Total filings over 10 yrs
- 10.37%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.7%Peak (2012)
- 41Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 10.8%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.2%Food insecurity
- 15.2%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pittsfield
The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as the Berkshire County average of 5.8 and below the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 52nd 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 724 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 10.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.7% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 25003900400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25003900400?
Census tract 25003900400 in Pittsfield scores 4.2/10 (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 25003900400?
Median gross rent is $1,110/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25003900400?
9.9% of residents in tract 25003900400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,456.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25003900400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 64th, minority 25th, housing 77th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25003900400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 724 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 25003900400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.37% of renter households, peaking at 12.7% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25003900400 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.8% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25003900400 compare to Pittsfield overall?
Tract 25003900400 scores 4.2/10, 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.
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25003900600
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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25003900100
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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25003900200
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
25003900900
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MA
25003901100
4.8
/ 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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