1 census tracts · pop 2,086 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Bersum Gardens is a one-tract neighborhood of Portsmouth, NH and houses 2,086 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Portsmouth rate of 30.1%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10. Food insecurity affects 6.3% of adults, 11.5 points below the national rate.
4.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Average gross rent is $1,701, 9% below the Portsmouth average of $1,869.
Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Portsmouth, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Kittery Foreside and Shaws Hill.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bersum Gardens vs PortsmouthHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority12%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport5%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bersum Gardens
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.1%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
6.3%Food insecurity
3.9%SNAP enrollment
4.6%No health insurance
19.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bersum Gardens
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bersum Gardens?
Bersum Gardens scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Bersum Gardens compare to Portsmouth overall?
Bersum Gardens scores 0.0 points higher than Portsmouth overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,701 vs $1,869.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bersum Gardens?
Average gross rent in Bersum Gardens is $1,701/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bersum Gardens residents are renters?
33% of Bersum Gardens households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Portsmouth). The neighborhood has 2,086 residents.
Q5
Is Bersum Gardens a high social-vulnerability area?
Bersum Gardens sits in the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Bersum Gardens for landlords?
Bersum Gardens carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Portsmouth as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bersum Gardens?
Bersum Gardens has 2,127 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (91.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.7%), Other / Multiracial (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
