Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #6,676 of 84,120 nationally
Fall River Eviction Risk: High
Tract 25005641400 · Bristol County, MA · pop 3,337
25005641400 is a census tract in Fall River, MA. It scores 8.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,337 residents. 34% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 51%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units1,612
Renter share82.1%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate32.3%
Median income$29,866
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
89
th percentile
High
National
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fall River and the region
Centroid at 41.6870, -71.1354 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fall River scores 8.2
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
32.3% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$1,095 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 81%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)
- 76Total filings over 1 yrs
- 6.52%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.5%Peak (2016)
- 76Filings 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.
- 23.1%Housing insecurity
- 15.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 30.0%Food insecurity
- 38.3%SNAP enrollment
- 15.8%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 23.3%Frequent mental distress
- 41.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fall River
Against Bristol County at 45.9%, 62% of renters here are cost-burdened. What pushes it up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. SNAP participation runs 38.3% against 15.2% nationally.
Annualized rent equals 44% of average household income of $29,866, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. Against the Bristol County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.2 points. This is renter territory: 82% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.8/10.
On the high side, economic stress reads 8.1/10. Food insecurity runs 30.0% against 17.8% nationally. The filing record is not thin: 76 evictions over 1 years of observation.
The worst year on record was 2016, when 6.5% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 6.5% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25005641400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005641400?
Census tract 25005641400 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 25005641400?
Median gross rent is $1,095/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25005641400?
32.3% of residents in tract 25005641400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,337.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25005641400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 95th, minority 64th, housing 81th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005641400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 76 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005641400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.52% of renter households, peaking at 6.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25005641400 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.1% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25005641400 compare to Fall River overall?
Tract 25005641400 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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/ 10 · High
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8.2
/ 10 · High
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25005640500
8.2
/ 10 · High
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8.2
/ 10 · High
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25005640600
8.2
/ 10 · High
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8.2
/ 10 · High
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8.2
/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
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