Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
New Bedford Eviction Risk: High
Tract 25005650900 · Bristol County, MA · pop 2,893
25005650900 is a census tract in New Bedford, MA. It scores 8/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,893 residents. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 24%
Tract context
Occupied units1,081
Renter share76.1%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate50.9%
Median income$36,431
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
National
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Bedford and the region
Centroid at 41.6581, -70.9413 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Bedford 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
50.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$961 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 New Bedford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 97%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 43%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)
- 38Total filings over 1 yrs
- 3.85%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.9%Peak (2016)
- 38Filings 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.
- 33.0%Housing insecurity
- 24.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 43.4%Food insecurity
- 54.4%SNAP enrollment
- 22.9%Transit barriers
- 16.5%No health insurance
- 25.5%Frequent mental distress
- 46.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Bedford
SNAP participation runs 54.4% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 43.4% against 17.8% nationally.
The poverty rate is 51%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Severe burden reaches 31%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Against Bristol County at 45.9%, 59% of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10.
Against the Bristol County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points. This is renter territory: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Average gross rent is $961, 15% below the New Bedford average. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.2/10.
Court records carry 38 eviction filings across 1 observed years. Filings peaked in 2016 at 3.9% of renter households.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25005650900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005650900?
Census tract 25005650900 in New Bedford 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 25005650900?
Median gross rent is $961/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25005650900?
50.9% of residents in tract 25005650900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,893.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25005650900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 97th, minority 79th, housing 43th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005650900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 38 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005650900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.85% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25005650900 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.0% 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. 24.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25005650900 compare to New Bedford overall?
Tract 25005650900 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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