Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Bliss Corner Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 25005653203 · Bristol County, MA · pop 4,963 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Bliss Corner
In Bliss Corner, census tract 25005653203 scores 6.4/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #12,550 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,211 monthly, set against $71,830 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,066
Renter share25.9%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$71,830
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
47
th percentile
Moderate
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bliss Corner and the region
Centroid at 41.6143, -70.9533 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bliss Corner scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bliss Corner
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,211 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bliss Corner
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bliss Corner
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bliss Corner
6.4
How Bliss Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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)
- 9Total filings over 1 yrs
- 1.81%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.8%Peak (2016)
- 9Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.3%Food insecurity
- 19.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.5%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 35.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bliss Corner
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.4/10. 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 Bliss Corner, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Bristol County average of 6.2 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 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 9 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.8% of renter households in 2016.
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 25005653203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005653203?
Census tract 25005653203 in Bliss Corner scores 3/10 (Lower 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 25005653203?
Median gross rent is $1,211/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25005653203?
6.3% of residents in tract 25005653203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,963.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25005653203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 82th, minority 22th, housing 59th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005653203?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005653203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.81% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25005653203 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25005653203 compare to Bliss Corner overall?
Tract 25005653203 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Bliss Corner at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bliss Corner; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bliss Corner
Top eight tracts in Bliss Corner ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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