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Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Pittsfield Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 25003935200 · Berkshire County, MA · pop 5,022

Census tract 25003935200 covers Pittsfield, home to 5,022 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #21,084 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,394 a month while the average household earns $87,500 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 14% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 8% Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,110
Renter share13.9%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$87,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 11 tracts In Pittsfield
Low
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 40 tracts In Berkshire County
Elevated
Within state
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#657 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Elevated
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,543 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Pittsfield and the region

Centroid at 42.4487, -73.2056 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pittsfield scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pittsfield
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.4
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,394 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pittsfield
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pittsfield
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pittsfield
6.8

How Pittsfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Pittsfield risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.83.8This tracttract 935200Pittsfield: 6.16.1Pittsfieldparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

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)

  • 200Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 5.46%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.2%Peak (2014)
  • 21Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2007 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 250039352002007: 16 filings (4.24/100 renter HHs)2008: 23 filings (6.10/100 renter HHs)2009: 18 filings (4.77/100 renter HHs)2010: 21 filings (4.43/100 renter HHs)2011: 15 filings (4.46/100 renter HHs)2012: 28 filings (8.33/100 renter HHs)2013: 11 filings (3.27/100 renter HHs)2014: 31 filings (9.23/100 renter HHs)2015: 16 filings (4.76/100 renter HHs)2016: 21 filings (4.99/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 31% over the past 10 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pittsfield

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 Pittsfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th 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 25003935200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25003935200?

Census tract 25003935200 in Pittsfield scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 25003935200?

Median gross rent is $1,394/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25003935200?

7.6% of residents in tract 25003935200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,022.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25003935200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 53th, minority 10th, housing 38th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25003935200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 200 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 25003935200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.46% of renter households, peaking at 9.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25003935200 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.1% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25003935200 compare to Pittsfield overall?

Tract 25003935200 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Pittsfield at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pittsfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Pittsfield

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

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