Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
New Bedford Eviction Risk: High
Tract 25005652000 · Bristol County, MA · pop 2,861
25005652000 is a census tract in New Bedford, MA. It scores 8/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,861 residents. Against the Bristol County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.0 points.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,240
Renter share68.7%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate18.1%
Median income$51,441
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
78
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 41.6267, -70.9278 · 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
18.1% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,067 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 85%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 80%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)
- 33Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.48%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.5%Peak (2016)
- 33Filings 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.
- 21.5%Housing insecurity
- 13.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.6%Food insecurity
- 31.6%SNAP enrollment
- 14.4%Transit barriers
- 10.7%No health insurance
- 22.9%Frequent mental distress
- 40.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Bedford
The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. The main counterweight is supply constraint at 1.6/10. 69% 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.
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.2/10. The poverty rate is 18%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Food insecurity runs 26.6% against 17.8% nationally.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 33 filings here across 1 tracked years. Housing insecurity runs 21.5% against 14.2% nationally.
Filings peaked in 2016 at 4.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 4.5% of renter households face a filing.
That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.3/10. Statewide the MA average is 6.2, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 25005652000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005652000?
Census tract 25005652000 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 25005652000?
Median gross rent is $1,067/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25005652000?
18.1% of residents in tract 25005652000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,861.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25005652000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 85th, minority 58th, housing 80th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005652000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 33 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005652000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.48% of renter households, peaking at 4.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25005652000 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.5% 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. 13.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25005652000 compare to New Bedford overall?
Tract 25005652000 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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