Within parent city
87
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
New Bedford Eviction Risk: High
Tract 25005651200 · Bristol County, MA · pop 2,503
Census tract 25005651200 covers part of New Bedford, MA, and scores 8/10 on landlord eviction risk. 89% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38%
Stable renters 52%
Owners 10%
Tract context
Occupied units931
Renter share89.2%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate24.2%
Median income$57,331
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
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 41.6540, -70.9241 · 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
24.2% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,464 rent vs county FMR
4.1
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: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 93%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 94%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)
- 62Total filings over 1 yrs
- 8.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.3%Peak (2016)
- 62Filings 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.
- 29.0%Housing insecurity
- 19.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.5%Food insecurity
- 43.7%SNAP enrollment
- 19.5%Transit barriers
- 15.7%No health insurance
- 24.4%Frequent mental distress
- 41.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Bedford
Food insecurity runs 36.5% against 17.8% nationally. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Against the Bristol County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points.
Average gross rent is $1,464, 29% above the New Bedford average. The poverty rate is 24%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 7.2/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 19.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 62 filings here across 1 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2016, when 8.3% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 8.3% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9.4/10. Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 25005651200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005651200?
Census tract 25005651200 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 25005651200?
Median gross rent is $1,464/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25005651200?
24.2% of residents in tract 25005651200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,503.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25005651200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 93th, minority 74th, housing 94th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005651200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 62 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005651200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.33% of renter households, peaking at 8.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25005651200 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.0% 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. 19.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25005651200 compare to New Bedford overall?
Tract 25005651200 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.
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