Fall River Eviction Risk: High

SNAP participation runs 38.0% against 15.2% nationally. 28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Against the Bristol County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.2 points. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.1/10.

67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.4/10.

Court records carry 59 eviction filings across 1 observed years. Average gross rent is $987, 15% below the Fall River average. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

The worst year on record was 2016, when 5.3% of renter households were served.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.