Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
New Bedford Eviction Risk: High
Tract 25005652400 · Bristol County, MA · pop 2,862
Census tract 25005652400 covers part of New Bedford, MA, and scores 8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,862 residents. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 35%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,140
Renter share63.1%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$42,203
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
85
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 41.6157, -70.9310 · 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
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$914 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: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%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)
- 29Total filings over 1 yrs
- 3.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2016)
- 29Filings 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.
- 22.1%Housing insecurity
- 13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.7%Food insecurity
- 33.5%SNAP enrollment
- 14.3%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 23.2%Frequent mental distress
- 40.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Bedford
SNAP participation runs 33.5% against 15.2% nationally. It sits 2.0 points above the Bristol County average of 6.0.
22% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. At $914 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of New Bedford commands. On the high side, 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. The filing record is not thin: 29 evictions over 1 years of observation. Housing insecurity runs 22.1% against 14.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2016, when 4.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 4.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #7,836 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 25005652400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005652400?
Census tract 25005652400 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 25005652400?
Median gross rent is $914/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25005652400?
18.2% of residents in tract 25005652400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,862.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25005652400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 99th, minority 58th, housing 64th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005652400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 29 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005652400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.95% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25005652400 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.1% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25005652400 compare to New Bedford overall?
Tract 25005652400 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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