1 census tracts · pop 4,550 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Berkeley maps to a single census tract in Valley Falls, RI and houses 4,550 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Valley Falls baseline of 26.6%, 40% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.2/10. Court records for this tract carry 39 eviction filings. The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 3/10. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 3.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 4.7% in 2016 against a 3.3% peak.
At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $111,678, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,299, close to the Valley Falls average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Berkeley vs Valley FallsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport6%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Berkeley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
39Total filings (sum)
4.01%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2015)
4.74%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
124Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg monthly observed
1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.05×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Portland, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Berkeley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.5%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility shutoff threat
11.1%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
6.0%No health insurance
25.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Berkeley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Berkeley?
Berkeley scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Berkeley compare to Valley Falls overall?
Berkeley scores 1.4 points lower than Valley Falls overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,299 vs $1,362.
Q3
What is the average rent in Berkeley?
Average gross rent in Berkeley is $1,299/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Berkeley residents are renters?
22% of Berkeley households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Valley Falls). The neighborhood has 4,550 residents.
Q5
Is Berkeley a high social-vulnerability area?
Berkeley sits in the 17th 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 Berkeley for landlords?
Berkeley carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Valley Falls as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Berkeley?
Berkeley has 4,644 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (91.2%), Hispanic / Latino (6.8%), Other / Multiracial (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
