Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
New Bedford Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 42073010400 · Lawrence County, PA · pop 3,105 · 14% of tract blocks fall in New Bedford
Eviction risk in New Bedford centers on tract 42073010400, which scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,105 residents. It lands near the 34th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $758 monthly, set against $74,485 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,145
Renter share13.4%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$74,485
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across New Bedford and the region
Centroid at 41.0956, -80.4514 · click any tract to drill in
Why New Bedford scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from New Bedford
4.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.5
State political climate
Pennsylvania legislature & governorship
3.4
Economic stress
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$758 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from New Bedford
2.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from New Bedford
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from New Bedford
2.7
How New Bedford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 50
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 0%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%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)
- 46Total filings over 4 yrs
- 8.59%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.4%Peak (2004)
- 13Filings in 2006 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in New Bedford
The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at 3.2/10. 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, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lawrence County average of 5.5 and below the Pennsylvania statewide average of 5.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 46 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 8.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.4% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 42073010400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 42073010400?
Census tract 42073010400 in New Bedford scores 2.5/10 (Lower 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 42073010400?
Median gross rent is $758/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 42073010400?
5.6% of residents in tract 42073010400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,105.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 42073010400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 66th, minority 0th, housing 79th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 42073010400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 46 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 42073010400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.59% of renter households, peaking at 10.4% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
How does tract 42073010400 compare to New Bedford overall?
Tract 42073010400 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of New Bedford at 3.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from New Bedford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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