Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Pittsfield Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 25003900600 · Berkshire County, MA · pop 3,565
With a score of $1/10, tract 25003900600 in Pittsfield ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,565 residents. On the national scale it ranks #4,597 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,123 a month against an average household income of $50,745 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,543
Renter share52.9%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate38.0%
Median income$50,745
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
National
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pittsfield and the region
Centroid at 42.4565, -73.2623 · click any tract to drill in
Why Pittsfield scores 6.1
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
38.0% poverty · this tract
9.5
Supply constraint
$1,123 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: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 71%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 82%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)
- 814Total filings over 10 yrs
- 8.78%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.1%Peak (2014)
- 52Filings 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.
- 20.2%Housing insecurity
- 15.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.4%Food insecurity
- 34.2%SNAP enrollment
- 14.5%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 22.4%Frequent mental distress
- 37.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pittsfield
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 814 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 8.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.1% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 20.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.4% 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 25003900600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25003900600?
Census tract 25003900600 in Pittsfield scores 6.1/10 (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 25003900600?
Median gross rent is $1,123/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25003900600?
38.0% of residents in tract 25003900600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,565.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25003900600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 71th, minority 68th, housing 82th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25003900600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 814 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 25003900600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.78% of renter households, peaking at 11.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25003900600 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.2% 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. 15.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25003900600 compare to Pittsfield overall?
Tract 25003900600 scores 6.1/10, right in line with 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
25003900100
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
25003900200
5.5
/ 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
25003935200
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
25003900300
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MA
Stearnsville
3.7
/ 10 · Low
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