Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally
New Bedford Eviction Risk: High
Tract 25005652600 · Bristol County, MA · pop 3,019
25005652600 is a census tract in New Bedford, MA. It scores 8/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,019. 45% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,164
Renter share74.8%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate25.8%
Median income$41,094
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
80
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 41.6177, -70.9157 · 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
25.8% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,222 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 92%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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)
- 92Total filings over 1 yrs
- 12.60%Avg annual filing rate
- 12.6%Peak (2016)
- 92Filings 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.
- 32.4%Housing insecurity
- 22.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 41.4%Food insecurity
- 49.6%SNAP enrollment
- 21.7%Transit barriers
- 18.4%No health insurance
- 24.6%Frequent mental distress
- 44.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Bedford
64% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Bristol County average of 45.9%. Food insecurity runs 41.4% against 17.8% nationally.
Set annual rent against average income of $41,094 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. It sits 2.0 points above the Bristol County average of 6.0.
This is renter territory: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
The clearest offset is supply constraint at 2.6/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.2/10.
Court records carry 92 eviction filings across 1 observed years. Adults with no health insurance runs 18.4% against 11.3% nationally.
Filings peaked in 2016 at 12.6% of renter households. In a typical year about 12.6% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25005652600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005652600?
Census tract 25005652600 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 25005652600?
Median gross rent is $1,222/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25005652600?
25.8% of residents in tract 25005652600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,019.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25005652600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 92th, minority 72th, housing 36th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005652600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 92 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005652600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.60% of renter households, peaking at 12.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25005652600 struggle to pay rent?
About 32.4% 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. 22.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25005652600 compare to New Bedford overall?
Tract 25005652600 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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