Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
Satellite Village Eviction Risk: High , New Bedford
Tract 25005650102 · Bristol County, MA · pop 4,928 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 25005650102 covers part of the Satellite Village area of New Bedford, MA, and scores 8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,928 residents. The severe-burden share is 42%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units2,000
Renter share39.8%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate26.5%
Median income$67,813
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Bedford and the region
Centroid at 41.7145, -70.9500 · click any tract to drill in
Why Satellite Village scores 8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New Bedford
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
26.5% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$1,029 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Bedford
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Bedford
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Bedford
6.5
How Satellite Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 64%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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)
- 57Total filings over 1 yrs
- 7.55%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.6%Peak (2016)
- 57Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Satellite Village. 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.
- 19.0%Housing insecurity
- 12.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.1%Food insecurity
- 31.0%SNAP enrollment
- 12.9%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 21.6%Frequent mental distress
- 38.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Satellite Village
The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.4/10. It sits 2.0 points above the Bristol County average of 6.0.
SNAP participation runs 31.0% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Against Bristol County at 45.9%, 53% of renters here are cost-burdened.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.2/10. The filing record is not thin: 57 evictions over 1 years of observation.
At $1,029 a month, rents run 9% under what the rest of New Bedford commands. Filings peaked in 2016 at 7.6% of renter households.
In a typical year about 7.6% of renter households face a filing. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $67,813.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25005650102
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005650102?
Census tract 25005650102 in the Satellite Village neighborhood scores 8/10 (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 25005650102?
Median gross rent is $1,029/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25005650102?
26.5% of residents in tract 25005650102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,928.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25005650102?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 72th, minority 47th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 25005650102 considered part of Satellite Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25005650102 fall within Satellite Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005650102?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 57 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005650102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.55% of renter households, peaking at 7.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 25005650102 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.0% 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. 12.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 25005650102 compare to New Bedford overall?
Tract 25005650102 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of New Bedford at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Bedford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in New Bedford
Top eight tracts in New Bedford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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