1 census tracts · pop 3,989 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.9–3.9
Buttonwoods is a one-tract neighborhood of Warwick, RI, population 3,989. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. 13% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Average gross rent is $1,121, 18% below the Warwick average of $1,363. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10. Food insecurity affects 8.3% of adults, 9.5 points below the national rate.
34% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, marginally above the Warwick rate of 31.1%. 4.9% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
That places it #14 of 17 neighborhoods in Warwick. Only 14% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Hoxsie and Potowomut.
Rent takes 12% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Buttonwoods vs WarwickHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority17%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Buttonwoods
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.7%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
25.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Buttonwoods
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Buttonwoods?
Buttonwoods scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Buttonwoods compare to Warwick overall?
Buttonwoods scores 0.7 points lower than Warwick overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,121 vs $1,363.
Q3
What is the average rent in Buttonwoods?
Average gross rent in Buttonwoods is $1,121/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Buttonwoods residents are renters?
14% of Buttonwoods households are renter-occupied (vs 27% in Warwick). The neighborhood has 3,989 residents.
Q5
Is Buttonwoods a high social-vulnerability area?
Buttonwoods sits in the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Buttonwoods for landlords?
Buttonwoods carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Warwick as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Buttonwoods?
Buttonwoods has 3,775 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88.4%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
