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Census Tract · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

New Bedford Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 25005650500 · Bristol County, MA · pop 3,417

Here is how census tract 25005650500, in New Bedford eviction risk in Bristol County, looks to a landlord: a 5.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 3,417. It lands near the 72nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,054 a month while the average household earns $60,060 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 38% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,777
Renter share62.7%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$60,060

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#21 of 31 tracts In New Bedford
Low
Within county
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#48 of 130 tracts In Bristol County
Elevated
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#395 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
High
National
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#28,017 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across New Bedford and the region

Centroid at 41.6692, -70.9335 · click any tract to drill in

Why New Bedford scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from New Bedford
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.6
State political climate
Massachusetts legislature & governorship
6.2
Economic stress
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,054 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Bedford
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Bedford
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Bedford
6.5

How New Bedford compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
New Bedford risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 650500New Bedford: 6.66.6New Bedfordparent cityCounty: 3.93.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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)

  • 19Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 2.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.3%Peak (2016)
  • 19Filings 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 New Bedford

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 6.5/10. 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 New Bedford 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 in line with the Massachusetts statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 19 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 2.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.3% of renter households in 2016.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 25005650500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005650500?

Census tract 25005650500 in New Bedford scores 4.8/10 (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 25005650500?

Median gross rent is $1,054/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25005650500?

10.5% of residents in tract 25005650500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,417.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25005650500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 89th, minority 54th, housing 19th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005650500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 19 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005650500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.25% of renter households, peaking at 2.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25005650500 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.9% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25005650500 compare to New Bedford overall?

Tract 25005650500 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of New Bedford at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Bedford eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in New Bedford

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

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