Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
New Bedford Eviction Risk: High
Tract 25005652500 · Bristol County, MA · pop 2,750
Tract 25005652500 sits in New Bedford eviction risk, MA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 8/10. Population here is 2,750. 34% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Bristol County average of 45.9%.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 52%
Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units1,215
Renter share79.1%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$53,671
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
75
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 41.6173, -70.9245 · 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
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,084 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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)
- 37Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2016)
- 37Filings 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.
- 26.8%Housing insecurity
- 17.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.5%Food insecurity
- 38.5%SNAP enrollment
- 17.3%Transit barriers
- 14.6%No health insurance
- 24.3%Frequent mental distress
- 40.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Bedford
This is renter territory: 79% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. It sits 2.0 points above the Bristol County average of 6.0. The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1.7/10. Housing insecurity runs 26.8% against 14.2% nationally.
On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.2/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
Court records carry 37 eviction filings across 1 observed years. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2016 at 4.6% of renter households.
In a typical year about 4.6% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 91st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 7.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. 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 25005652500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005652500?
Census tract 25005652500 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 25005652500?
Median gross rent is $1,084/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25005652500?
19.7% of residents in tract 25005652500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,750.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25005652500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 79th, minority 52th, housing 38th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005652500?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 37 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005652500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.64% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25005652500 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.8% 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. 17.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25005652500 compare to New Bedford overall?
Tract 25005652500 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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