Within parent city
87
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
New Bedford Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 25005651300 · Bristol County, MA · pop 2,338
Tract 25005651300 covers New Bedford in Massachusetts. Home to 2,338 residents, it scores 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,006 a month while the average household earns $36,339 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 75% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%
Stable renters 30%
Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units1,053
Renter share74.6%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate29.6%
Median income$36,339
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
National
91
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Bedford and the region
Centroid at 41.6448, -70.9229 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Bedford scores 6.5
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
29.6% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$1,006 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 90%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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)
- 66Total filings over 1 yrs
- 9.40%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.4%Peak (2016)
- 66Filings 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.
- 25.5%Housing insecurity
- 18.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.0%Food insecurity
- 42.5%SNAP enrollment
- 17.2%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 23.0%Frequent mental distress
- 42.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Bedford
What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from New Bedford 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 25.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 66 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 9.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.4% of renter households in 2016.
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 25005651300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005651300?
Census tract 25005651300 in New Bedford scores 6.5/10 (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 25005651300?
Median gross rent is $1,006/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25005651300?
29.6% of residents in tract 25005651300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,338.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25005651300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 91th, minority 67th, housing 86th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005651300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 66 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005651300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.40% of renter households, peaking at 9.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25005651300 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.5% 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. 18.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25005651300 compare to New Bedford overall?
Tract 25005651300 scores 6.5/10, right in line with 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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