Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally
Fall River Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 25005640202 · Bristol County, MA · pop 3,773
Fall River anchors census tract 25005640202, which lands at 7.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #2,814 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $914 monthly, set against $35,413 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 75% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
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 county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
95
th percentile
Very High
National
93
th percentile
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 6.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 40%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%Housing & transportation
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.
- 21.2%Housing insecurity
- 14.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.6%Food insecurity
- 37.5%SNAP enrollment
- 14.9%Transit barriers
- 10.3%No health insurance
- 22.4%Frequent mental distress
- 44.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fall River
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Fall River eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 21.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 25005640202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005640202?
Census tract 25005640202 in Fall River scores 6.7/10 (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 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 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Fall River at 6/10. 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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25005641300
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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25005641400
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
25005641000
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
25005641101
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
25005641200
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
25005640201
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
25005642000
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MA
25005640600
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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