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Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally

Greene Lane Housing Eviction Risk: Moderate , Melville

Tract 44005040303 · Newport County, RI · pop 3,221 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 44005040303 covers the Greene Lane Housing area of Melville, home to 3,221 residents. For landlords it grades 6.5/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #11,628 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,692 monthly, set against $81,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 25% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,335
Renter share54.7%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate17.1%
Median income$81,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Greene Lane Housing
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Melville
Very High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 23 tracts In Newport County
Very High
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#55 of 247 tracts In Rhode Island
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Melville and the region

Centroid at 41.5433, -71.2995 · click any tract to drill in

Why Greene Lane Housing scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Melville
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
17.1% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,692 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Melville
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Melville
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Melville
6.4

How Greene Lane Housing compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Greene Lane Housing risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 040303Melville: 5.25.2Melvilleparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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)

  • 9Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.04%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.0%Peak (2016)
  • 9Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Greene Lane Housing. 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 Greene Lane Housing

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Melville 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 38th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% 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 44005040303

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44005040303?

Census tract 44005040303 in the Greene Lane Housing neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 44005040303?

Median gross rent is $1,692/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 44005040303?

17.1% of residents in tract 44005040303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,221.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 44005040303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 59th, minority 35th, housing 25th.
Q5

Is tract 44005040303 considered part of Greene Lane Housing?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44005040303 fall within Greene Lane Housing (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44005040303?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 44005040303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.04% of renter households, peaking at 1.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 44005040303 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.1% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 44005040303 compare to Melville overall?

Tract 44005040303 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Melville at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Melville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Melville

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

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