Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Highland Beach Eviction Risk: Lower , Warwick
Tract 44003021502 · Kent County, RI · pop 4,064 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Eviction risk in the Highland Beach neighborhood of Warwick centers on tract 44003021502, which scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,064 residents. On the national scale it ranks #13,366 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 39% of renter households, a high level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,390 a month while the average household earns $90,746 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,600
Renter share14.6%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$90,746
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Warwick and the region
Centroid at 41.6944, -71.3668 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland Beach scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Warwick
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,390 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Warwick
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Warwick
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Warwick
5.6
How Highland Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%Housing & transportation
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.
- 11.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.3%Food insecurity
- 13.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.6%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 17.5%Frequent mental distress
- 29.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland Beach
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.1/10. 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 Warwick 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 Kent County average of 6.2 and above the Rhode Island statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 44003021502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003021502?
Census tract 44003021502 in the Highland Beach neighborhood 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 44003021502?
Median gross rent is $1,390/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44003021502?
10.4% of residents in tract 44003021502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,064.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44003021502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 23th, minority 16th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 44003021502 considered part of Highland Beach?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44003021502 fall within Highland Beach (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44003021502 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.4% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 44003021502 compare to Warwick overall?
Tract 44003021502 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Warwick at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Warwick eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Warwick
Top eight tracts in Warwick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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