Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Homestead Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 44005040105 · Newport County, RI · pop 1,612 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Eviction risk in the Homestead area of Newport centers on tract 44005040105, which scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,612 residents. That is riskier than roughly 28% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 15% of renter households, a modest level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,378 a month while the average household earns $100,000 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units698
Renter share34.4%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate11.6%
Median income$100,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
National
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Newport County and the region
Centroid at 41.6228, -71.3113 · click any tract to drill in
Why Homestead scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
11.6% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,378 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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 Homestead compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 10%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%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.
- 6.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 6.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.6%Transit barriers
- 4.2%No health insurance
- 13.1%Frequent mental distress
- 23.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Homestead
What moves this score most is 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 below the Newport County average of 6.0 and below the Rhode Island statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 44005040105
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44005040105?
Census tract 44005040105 in the Homestead neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 44005040105?
Median gross rent is $1,378/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44005040105?
11.6% of residents in tract 44005040105 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,612.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44005040105?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 61th, minority 10th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 44005040105 considered part of Homestead?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44005040105 fall within Homestead (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44005040105 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.6% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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