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Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally

Fall River Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25005642400 · Bristol County, MA · pop 3,147

For landlords sizing up Fall River, census tract 25005642400 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.5/10. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,089 a month while the average household earns $77,411 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 19% Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,301
Renter share42.0%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$77,411

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
8 th percentile
Rank, 8th percentileLowHigh
#24 of 26 tracts In Fall River
Very Low
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#55 of 130 tracts In Bristol County
Elevated
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#489 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Elevated
National
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#34,332 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fall River and the region

Centroid at 41.7138, -71.1344 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fall River scores 4.4

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
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,089 rent vs county FMR
1.7
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: 4.44.4This tracttract 642400Fall River: 6.06.0Fall Riverparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

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)

  • 32Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 5.91%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.9%Peak (2016)
  • 32Filings 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 about the same as 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 32 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 5.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.9% of renter households in 2016.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 25005642400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005642400?

Census tract 25005642400 in Fall River scores 4.4/10 (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 25005642400?

Median gross rent is $1,089/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25005642400?

9.5% of residents in tract 25005642400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,147.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25005642400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 80th, minority 25th, housing 91th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005642400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 32 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005642400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.91% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25005642400 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25005642400 compare to Fall River overall?

Tract 25005642400 scores 4.4/10, lower 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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