Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
Bliss Corner Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 25005653203 · Bristol County, MA · pop 4,963 · 69% of tract blocks fall in Bliss Corner
Census tract 25005653203 covers part of Bliss Corner, MA, and scores 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,963. The severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
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
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
77
th percentile
High
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 5.9
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
Cost burden runs 60% here against 45.9% across Bristol County. The score leans hardest on rent-regulation exposure at 8.4/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.6/10.
At $1,211 a month, rents run 21% under what the rest of Bliss Corner commands. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.5/10. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 9 filings here across 1 tracked years.
The worst year on record was 2016, when 1.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.8% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10.
Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. It tracks the Bristol County average of 6.0 closely. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $71,830.
26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 25005653203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005653203?
Census tract 25005653203 in Bliss Corner scores 5.9/10 (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 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 5.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Bliss Corner at 5.9/10. 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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