Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Shawomet Eviction Risk: Lower , Warwick
Tract 44003021501 · Kent County, RI · pop 3,295 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The Shawomet neighborhood of Warwick anchors census tract 44003021501, which lands at 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 65% of renter households, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,114 a month while the average household earns $78,382 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 24% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,390
Renter share24.2%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$78,382
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
91
th percentile
Very High
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
43
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Warwick and the region
Centroid at 41.7192, -71.3723 · click any tract to drill in
Why Shawomet scores 2.9
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
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,114 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 Shawomet compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 26%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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.
- 12.3%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 14.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Shawomet
The heaviest input here 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 above 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 44003021501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003021501?
Census tract 44003021501 in the Shawomet neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 44003021501?
Median gross rent is $1,114/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44003021501?
13.9% of residents in tract 44003021501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,295.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44003021501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 68th, minority 26th, housing 34th.
Q5
Is tract 44003021501 considered part of Shawomet?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44003021501 fall within Shawomet (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44003021501 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.3% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 44003021501 compare to Warwick overall?
Tract 44003021501 scores 2.9/10, 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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