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Census Tract · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally

Fall River Eviction Risk: High

Tract 25005640202 · Bristol County, MA · pop 3,773

25005640202 is a census tract in Fall River, MA. It scores 8.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,773 residents. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.

Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 37% Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units1,907
Renter share74.9%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate33.6%
Median income$35,413

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 26 tracts In Fall River
Elevated
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 130 tracts In Bristol County
Very High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#180 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
High
National
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#6,676 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fall River and the region

Centroid at 41.6843, -71.1711 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fall River scores 8.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fall River
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
33.6% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$914 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fall River
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fall River
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fall River
7.4

How Fall River compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fall River risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.2This tracttract 6402026.8Fall Riverparent city6.0Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

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 Fall River

SNAP participation runs 37.5% against 15.2% nationally. 27% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 2.2 points above the Bristol County average of 6.0.

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10. The poverty rate is 34%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

This is renter territory: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 8.4/10. Disability prevalence runs 44.1% against 31.5% nationally.

At $914 a month, rents run 21% under what the rest of Fall River commands. Cost burden runs about half here against 45.9% across Bristol County.

On the national scale it lands near the 92nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 25005640202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005640202?

Census tract 25005640202 in Fall River scores 8.2/10 (High 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 25005640202?

Median gross rent is $914/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25005640202?

33.6% of residents in tract 25005640202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,773.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25005640202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 99th, minority 40th, housing 57th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 25005640202 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.2% 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. 14.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 25005640202 compare to Fall River overall?

Tract 25005640202 scores 8.2/10, higher than the parent city of Fall River at 6.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fall River eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fall River

Top eight tracts in Fall River ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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