Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Quidnick Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 44003020604 · Kent County, RI · pop 5,496 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 44003020604 (Quidnick in Kent, Rhode Island) comes in at 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 79% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,038 a month against an average household income of $61,141 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units2,601
Renter share42.2%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$61,141
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kent County and the region
Centroid at 41.6937, -71.5426 · click any tract to drill in
Why Quidnick scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,038 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
State baseline
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Quidnick compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 46%Socioeconomic
- 89%Household composition
- 33%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.2%Food insecurity
- 15.7%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 31.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Quidnick
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 5.5/10. 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 set by Rhode Island eviction laws law, 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 in line with 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 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 58th 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.
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 44003020604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003020604?
Census tract 44003020604 in the Quidnick neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 44003020604?
Median gross rent is $1,038/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44003020604?
11.2% of residents in tract 44003020604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,496.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44003020604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 89th, minority 33th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 44003020604 considered part of Quidnick?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44003020604 fall within Quidnick (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44003020604 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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