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Blackinton Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Adams

Tract 25003921500 · Berkshire County, MA · pop 2,698 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 25003921500 (the Blackinton Historic District neighborhood of North Adams, Massachusetts) comes in at 6.6/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 89th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $650 a month against an average household income of $56,910 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 35% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 14% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,335
Renter share34.8%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate19.7%
Median income$56,910

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Blackinton Historic District
Moderate
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In North Adams
Low
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 40 tracts In Berkshire County
High
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#283 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across North Adams and the region

Centroid at 42.6905, -73.1494 · click any tract to drill in

Why Blackinton Historic District scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from North Adams
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
19.7% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$650 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Adams
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Adams
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Adams
8.0

How Blackinton Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Blackinton Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 921500North Adams: 6.16.1North Adamsparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

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)

  • 336Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 7.08%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.0%Peak (2014)
  • 35Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2007 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 250039215002007: 10 filings (2.49/100 renter HHs)2008: 34 filings (8.45/100 renter HHs)2009: 34 filings (8.45/100 renter HHs)2010: 24 filings (4.90/100 renter HHs)2011: 37 filings (7.09/100 renter HHs)2012: 36 filings (6.90/100 renter HHs)2013: 44 filings (8.43/100 renter HHs)2014: 47 filings (9.00/100 renter HHs)2015: 35 filings (6.70/100 renter HHs)2016: 35 filings (8.37/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 250% over the past 10 months.
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 Blackinton Historic District

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from North Adams, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Berkshire County average of 5.8 and above the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 336 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 7.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.0% of renter households in 2014.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 25003921500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25003921500?

Census tract 25003921500 in the Blackinton Historic District neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 25003921500?

Median gross rent is $650/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25003921500?

19.7% of residents in tract 25003921500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,698.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25003921500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 51th, minority 15th, housing 19th.
Q5

Is tract 25003921500 considered part of Blackinton Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 25003921500 fall within Blackinton Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25003921500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 336 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 25003921500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.08% of renter households, peaking at 9.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 25003921500 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.1% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 25003921500 compare to North Adams overall?

Tract 25003921500 scores 5.4/10, lower than the parent city of North Adams at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Adams; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in North Adams

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

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