Stimson Avenue Historic District Eviction Risk: High
1 census tracts · pop 2,696 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Stimson Avenue Historic District is a one-tract neighborhood of Providence, RI and houses 2,696 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, High tier. Severe burden reaches 54%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Providence baseline of 29.2%, 69% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The poverty rate is 34%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.6/10.
68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The filing record is not thin: 3 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 0.3% of renter households. That places it #1 of 15 neighborhoods in Providence.
Judgments average 0.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Manton and Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District score within a fraction of it. Average gross rent runs $1,489, close to the Providence average.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $60,915.
One tract means one number: 8/10 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
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Stimson Avenue Historic District vs ProvidenceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Stimson Avenue Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3Total filings (sum)
0.25%Avg annual filing rate
0.3%Peak year (2016)
0.34%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
16Total filings 2020-21
0.2Avg monthly observed
0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.59×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Portland, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Stimson Avenue Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.8%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility shutoff threat
21.2%Food insecurity
16.6%SNAP enrollment
7.1%No health insurance
27.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Stimson Avenue Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Stimson Avenue Historic District?
Stimson Avenue Historic District scores 8/10 (High 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 Stimson Avenue Historic District compare to Providence overall?
Stimson Avenue Historic District scores 1.4 points higher than Providence overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,489 vs $1,408.
Q3
What is the average rent in Stimson Avenue Historic District?
Average gross rent in Stimson Avenue Historic District is $1,489/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Stimson Avenue Historic District residents are renters?
68% of Stimson Avenue Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Providence). The neighborhood has 2,696 residents.
Q5
Is Stimson Avenue Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Stimson Avenue Historic District sits in the 40th 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 Stimson Avenue Historic District for landlords?
Stimson Avenue Historic District carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 Stimson Avenue Historic District?
Stimson Avenue Historic District has 2,969 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (26.4%), Hispanic / Latino (11.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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