2 census tracts · pop 10,580 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 5.8–7.1
College Hill takes in 2 census tracts of Providence, RI, population 10,580. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.3/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 29.2% citywide, putting College Hill 14.4% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. At $1,907 a month, rents sit 35% over what the rest of Providence commands. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 5.8 to 7.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
The voucher gap is 18.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Court records carry 121 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 4.5% of renter households. That places it #14 of 15 neighborhoods in Providence.
Judgments average 1.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Merino and Fruit Hill.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $106,365.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.3 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
College Hill vs ProvidenceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in College Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
121Total filings (sum)
3.06%Avg annual filing rate
4.5%Peak year (2016)
3.21%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
470Total filings 2020-21
2.6Avg monthly observed
2.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.77×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Portland, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in College Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.4%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility shutoff threat
16.8%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
7.1%No health insurance
27.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About College Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for College Hill?
College Hill scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 College Hill compare to Providence overall?
College Hill scores 0.3 points lower than Providence overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,907 vs $1,408.
Q3
What is the average rent in College Hill?
Average gross rent in College Hill is $1,907/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of College Hill residents are renters?
48% of College Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Providence). The neighborhood has 10,580 residents.
Q5
Is College Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
College Hill sits in the 36th 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 College Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in College Hill is census tract 44007003100 (score 7.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 7.1, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is College Hill for landlords?
College Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Providence as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of College Hill?
College Hill has 10,599 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.7%), Hispanic / Latino (8.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
