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Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Pittsfield Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25003900900 · Berkshire County, MA · pop 5,226

Census tract 25003900900 runs through Pittsfield. With 5,226 residents, it scores 6.6/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.

About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,236 a month while the average household earns $70,625 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 19% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,200
Renter share45.1%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate20.9%
Median income$70,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 11 tracts In Pittsfield
Elevated
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 40 tracts In Berkshire County
High
Within state
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#338 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
High
National
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#23,554 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsfield and the region

Centroid at 42.4382, -73.2591 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pittsfield scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
20.9% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,236 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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.
Pittsfield risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 900900Pittsfield: 6.16.1Pittsfieldparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 373Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 3.88%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.4%Peak (2013)
  • 32Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2007 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 250039009002007: 28 filings (3.11/100 renter HHs)2008: 33 filings (3.66/100 renter HHs)2009: 30 filings (3.33/100 renter HHs)2010: 43 filings (4.14/100 renter HHs)2011: 39 filings (3.82/100 renter HHs)2012: 39 filings (3.82/100 renter HHs)2013: 55 filings (5.39/100 renter HHs)2014: 38 filings (3.72/100 renter HHs)2015: 36 filings (3.53/100 renter HHs)2016: 32 filings (4.30/100 renter HHs)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pittsfield

The heaviest input here 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 25003900900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25003900900?

Census tract 25003900900 in Pittsfield scores 5.1/10 (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 25003900900?

Median gross rent is $1,236/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25003900900?

20.9% of residents in tract 25003900900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,226.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25003900900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 20th, minority 30th, housing 46th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25003900900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 373 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 25003900900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.88% of renter households, peaking at 5.4% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25003900900 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25003900900 compare to Pittsfield overall?

Tract 25003900900 scores 5.1/10, 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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