Within parent city
27
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally
New Bedford Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 25005651600 · Bristol County, MA · pop 4,375
25005651600 is a census tract in New Bedford, MA. It scores 7/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,603
Renter share50.5%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$70,377
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
61
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
National
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Bedford and the region
Centroid at 41.6340, -70.9429 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Bedford scores 7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,181 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 15%Housing & transportation
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)
- 29Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.61%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.6%Peak (2016)
- 29Filings 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.
- 21.4%Housing insecurity
- 14.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.4%Food insecurity
- 31.3%SNAP enrollment
- 14.0%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 22.7%Frequent mental distress
- 38.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Bedford
Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 2.3/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.5/10.
It sits 1.0 points above the Bristol County average of 6.0. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 7.2/10.
Court records carry 29 eviction filings across 1 observed years. Against Bristol County at 45.9%, 42% of renters here are cost-burdened. Food insecurity runs 25.4% against 17.8% nationally.
Housing insecurity runs 21.4% against 14.2% nationally. Filings peaked in 2016 at 4.6% of renter households.
In a typical year about 4.6% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #12,919 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 25005651600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005651600?
Census tract 25005651600 in New Bedford scores 7/10 (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 25005651600?
Median gross rent is $1,181/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 25005651600?
9.9% of residents in tract 25005651600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,375.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 25005651600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 55th, minority 61th, housing 15th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005651600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 29 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005651600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.61% of renter households, peaking at 4.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 25005651600 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.4% 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. 14.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 25005651600 compare to New Bedford overall?
Tract 25005651600 scores 7/10, higher 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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8
/ 10 · High
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8
/ 10 · High
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25005651200
8
/ 10 · High
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25005651300
8
/ 10 · High
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25005651400
8
/ 10 · High
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8
/ 10 · High
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/ 10 · High
Tract · MA
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8
/ 10 · High
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