3 census tracts · pop 12,332 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 5.2–7.5
Whitehall spans 3 census tracts of Newport East, RI and houses 12,332 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Newport East baseline of 28.1%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.2 to 7.5, a 2.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
23% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
The voucher gap is 19.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Filings are well documented here: 32 across 3 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 3.0% of renter households. On the high side is supply constraint at 7/10. Judgments average 1.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Average gross rent runs $1,928, close to the Newport East average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $103,723. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
3 tracts · population-weighted
Whitehall vs Newport EastHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority29%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Whitehall
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
32Total filings (sum)
1.63%Avg annual filing rate
3.0%Peak year (2016)
1.63%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Whitehall
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.3%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
24.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Whitehall
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whitehall?
Whitehall scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Whitehall compare to Newport East overall?
Whitehall scores 0.2 points lower than Newport East overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,928 vs $1,876.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whitehall?
Average gross rent in Whitehall is $1,928/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whitehall residents are renters?
32% of Whitehall households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Newport East). The neighborhood has 12,332 residents.
Q5
Is Whitehall a high social-vulnerability area?
Whitehall sits in the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Whitehall have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Whitehall is census tract 44005040302 (score 7.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 7.5, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Whitehall for landlords?
Whitehall carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Newport East as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Whitehall?
Whitehall has 12,073 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.4%), Other / Multiracial (7.1%), Hispanic / Latino (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
