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Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Newport Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 44005040800 · Newport County, RI · pop 2,393 · 98% of tract blocks fall in Newport

Eviction risk in Newport eviction risk in Newport County centers on tract 44005040800, which scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,393 residents. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,588 a month while the average household earns $82,011 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 23% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,195
Renter share61.8%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate17.3%
Median income$82,011

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 8 tracts In Newport
Elevated
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 23 tracts In Newport County
High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#58 of 247 tracts In Rhode Island
High
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,578 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Newport and the region

Centroid at 41.4814, -71.3031 · click any tract to drill in

Why Newport scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Newport
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
17.3% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,588 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Newport
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Newport
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Newport
7.3

How Newport compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Newport risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 040800Newport: 5.85.8Newportparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 49Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 6.81%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.8%Peak (2016)
  • 49Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Newport

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Newport eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Newport County average of 6.0 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 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th 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 44005040800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44005040800?

Census tract 44005040800 in Newport scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 44005040800?

Median gross rent is $1,588/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 44005040800?

17.3% of residents in tract 44005040800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,393.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 44005040800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 24th, minority 24th, housing 63th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44005040800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 49 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 44005040800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.81% of renter households, peaking at 6.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 44005040800 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 44005040800 compare to Newport overall?

Tract 44005040800 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of Newport at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Newport eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Newport

Top eight tracts in Newport ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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