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Neighborhood · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally

Bersum Gardens Eviction Risk: Moderate , Portsmouth

Tract 33015069300 · Rockingham County, NH · pop 2,086 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

33015069300 is a census tract in the Bersum Gardens area of Portsmouth, NH. It scores 4.5/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,086. The score leans hardest on tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 16% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,107
Renter share33.4%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$104,743

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Bersum Gardens
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 7 tracts In Portsmouth
Elevated
Within county
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#27 of 72 tracts In Rockingham County
Elevated
Within state
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#116 of 349 tracts In New Hampshire
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Portsmouth and the region

Centroid at 43.0834, -70.7721 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bersum Gardens scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Portsmouth
5.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
New Hampshire legislature & governorship
2.5
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,701 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Portsmouth
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Portsmouth
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Portsmouth
4.5

How Bersum Gardens compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Bersum Gardens risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.5This tracttract 0693004.5Portsmouthparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bersum Gardens

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10. Disability prevalence runs 19.4% against 31.5% nationally.

Against Rockingham County at 45.1%, 52% of renters here are cost-burdened. SNAP participation runs 3.9% against 15.2% nationally.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 2.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,701, 9% below the Portsmouth average. Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 1.2/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the Rockingham County average of 4.3 closely.

Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $104,743. 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 33015069300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 33015069300?

Census tract 33015069300 in the Bersum Gardens neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 33015069300?

Median gross rent is $1,701/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 33015069300?

3.4% of residents in tract 33015069300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,086.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 33015069300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 7th, minority 12th, housing 5th.
Q5

Is tract 33015069300 considered part of Bersum Gardens?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 33015069300 fall within Bersum Gardens (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 33015069300 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.1% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 33015069300 compare to Portsmouth overall?

Tract 33015069300 scores 4.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Portsmouth at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Portsmouth eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Portsmouth

Top eight tracts in Portsmouth ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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