Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Lakewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Warwick

Tract 44003021002 · Kent County, RI · pop 4,363 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

44003021002 is a census tract in the Lakewood area of Warwick, RI. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,363 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.2/10.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 8% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units2,224

Renter share15.9%

SVI overall0.45

Poverty rate11.9%

Median income$82,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Warwick and the region

Centroid at 41.7570, -71.3948 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakewood scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

11.9% poverty · this tract

3.0

Supply constraint

$1,282 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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 Lakewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

45%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lakewood. 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.

9.0%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
5.3%No health insurance
15.4%Frequent mental distress
26.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lakewood

Against the Kent County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. Cost burden runs 52% here against 46.6% across Kent County. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.9/10.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.1/10. Food insecurity runs 9.9% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

At 16% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Average gross rent is $1,282, close to the Warwick average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $82,500.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 44003021002

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003021002?

Census tract 44003021002 in the Lakewood neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 44003021002?

Median gross rent is $1,282/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 44003021002?

11.9% of residents in tract 44003021002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,363.

How socially vulnerable is tract 44003021002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 63th, minority 23th, housing 41th.

Is tract 44003021002 considered part of Lakewood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44003021002 fall within Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 44003021002 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 44003021002 compare to Warwick overall?

Tract 44003021002 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Warwick at 4.6/10. 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.