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Census Tract · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

New Bedford Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 25005652800 · Bristol County, MA · pop 3,270

Tract 25005652800 sits in New Bedford eviction risk, MA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6/10. 28% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly below the Bristol County average of 45.9%.

Risk score
6
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 26% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,507
Renter share35.8%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate3.9%
Median income$85,960

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#30 of 31 tracts In New Bedford
Very Low
Within county
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#67 of 130 tracts In Bristol County
Moderate
Within state
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#811 of 1,613 tracts In Massachusetts
Moderate
National
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#18,163 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across New Bedford and the region

Centroid at 41.6008, -70.9077 · click any tract to drill in

Why New Bedford scores 6

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
3.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,214 rent vs county FMR
2.5
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 / state6.0This tracttract 6528006.6New Bedfordparent city6.0Countyavg tract in county6.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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)

  • 16Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 4.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.2%Peak (2016)
  • 16Filings 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

Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.5/10.

On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.2/10. Court records carry 16 eviction filings across 1 observed years. The worst year on record was 2016, when 4.2% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 4.2% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 78th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 17% of average household income of $85,960, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the Bristol County average of 6.0 closely.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 25005652800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 25005652800?

Census tract 25005652800 in New Bedford scores 6/10 (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 25005652800?

Median gross rent is $1,214/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 25005652800?

3.9% of residents in tract 25005652800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,270.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 25005652800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 75th, minority 48th, housing 7th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 25005652800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 25005652800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.16% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 25005652800 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.6% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 25005652800 compare to New Bedford overall?

Tract 25005652800 scores 6/10, 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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