1 census tracts · pop 3,783 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Fox Point maps to a single census tract in Providence, RI, population 3,783. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 38% against 29.2% citywide, putting Fox Point 8.5% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 22%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Average gross rent is $1,667, 18% above the Providence average of $1,408. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
Court records for this tract carry 38 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 2.2% of renter households.
That places it #9 of 15 neighborhoods in Providence. Judgments average 0.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Wanskuck and Federal Hill score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $89,508. 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 7.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fox Point vs ProvidenceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fox Point
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
38Total filings (sum)
1.67%Avg annual filing rate
2.2%Peak year (2016)
2.19%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
82Total filings 2020-21
1.1Avg monthly observed
1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.71×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 Fox Point
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.7%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
12.5%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
23.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fox Point
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fox Point?
Fox Point scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Fox Point compare to Providence overall?
Fox Point scores 0.7 points higher than Providence overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,667 vs $1,408.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fox Point?
Average gross rent in Fox Point is $1,667/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fox Point residents are renters?
64% of Fox Point households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Providence). The neighborhood has 3,783 residents.
Q5
Is Fox Point a high social-vulnerability area?
Fox Point sits in the 48th 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
How safe is Fox Point for landlords?
Fox Point carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fox Point?
Fox Point has 3,876 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.8%), Hispanic / Latino (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
