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Neighborhood · Providence, RI

Fruit Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 15,400 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10 · range 3.3–5

Fruit Hill is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Providence with 2 census tracts and a population of 15,400 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 39% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,415/month sits 0% higher than the Providence citywide average ($1,408).

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Fruit Hill vs Providence How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
38.9% +33%
Providence: 29.2%
Average gross rent
$1,415 +0%
Providence: $1,408
Average HH income
$83,377 +25%
Providence: $66,772
Poverty rate
14.7% -27%
Providence: 20.1%
Renter share
31.7% -46%
Providence: 58.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fruit Hill and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.3–5

Why Fruit Hill scores 4.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–7.5 across tracts
6.6
Rent control risk
39% of income on rent · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–6.5 across tracts
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
32% renter households · Range 4.0–7.0 across tracts
5.7
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–6.5 across tracts
5.9
Economic stress
14.7% below poverty line · Range 2.3–4.7 across tracts
3.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.4–4.0 across tracts
3.7
Risk score comparison

Fruit Hill vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Fruit Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Fruit Hill: 4.34.3Fruit HillNeighborhoodParent city: 6.06.0Parent cityhost cityState: 5.65.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Fruit Hill

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
44007002400 5 8,783 40% $1,459
44007012000 3.3 6,617 37% $1,356
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 35

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 30%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 33%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Fruit Hill

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 97Total filings (sum)
  • 3.78%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.1%Peak year (2016)
  • 4.05%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 245Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.6Avg monthly observed
  • 2.1Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.76×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 Fruit Hill

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Fruit Hill

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Fruit Hill?

Fruit Hill scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 Fruit Hill compare to Providence overall?

Fruit Hill scores 1.7 points lower than Providence overall (6/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,415 vs $1,408.
Q3

What is the average rent in Fruit Hill?

Average gross rent in Fruit Hill is $1,415/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Fruit Hill residents are renters?

32% of Fruit Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Providence). The neighborhood has 15,400 residents.
Q5

Is Fruit Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Fruit Hill sits in the 35th 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 Fruit Hill have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Fruit Hill is census tract 44007002400 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 5, a spread of 1.7 points.
Q7

How safe is Fruit Hill for landlords?

Fruit Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 (6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Fruit Hill?

Fruit Hill has 15,442 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.4%), Hispanic / Latino (19.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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