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Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Fall River Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 25005642000 · Bristol County, MA · pop 3,215

Here is how census tract 25005642000, in Fall River eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 7.1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,215. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,098 a month while the average household earns $50,222 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 41% Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units1,756
Renter share79.8%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate31.0%
Median income$50,222

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 26 tracts In Fall River
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 130 tracts In Bristol County
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#110 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Very High
National
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#8,138 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fall River and the region

Centroid at 41.7094, -71.1588 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fall River scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fall River
6.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
31.0% poverty · this tract
7.8
Supply constraint
$1,098 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fall River
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fall River
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fall River
7.4

How Fall River compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fall River risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.46.4This tracttract 642000Fall River: 6.06.0Fall Riverparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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)

  • 69Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 6.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.3%Peak (2016)
  • 69Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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 Fall River

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Fall River eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Bristol County average of 6.2 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 69 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 6.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.3% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 25005642000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005642000?

Census tract 25005642000 in Fall River scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 25005642000?

Median gross rent is $1,098/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25005642000?

31.0% of residents in tract 25005642000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,215.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25005642000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 91th, minority 54th, housing 80th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005642000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 69 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005642000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.25% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25005642000 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.8% 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. 17.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25005642000 compare to Fall River overall?

Tract 25005642000 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Fall River at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fall River eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fall River

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

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