5 census tracts · pop 23,926 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10
· range 5.5–8
Wanskuck spans 5 census tracts of Providence, RI and houses 23,926 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.5/10, in the Elevated tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Providence rate of 29.2%.
The 5 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.5 to 8, a 2.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Court records carry 749 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. 14.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 14.2% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.8% in 2016 against a 14.2% peak.
Among the 15 mapped neighborhoods of Providence, it ranks #8 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Federal Hill and Fox Point score within a fraction of it.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.5 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
7.5
Elevated
5 tracts · population-weighted
Wanskuck vs ProvidenceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wanskuck
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
749Total filings (sum)
10.37%Avg annual filing rate
14.2%Peak year (2015)
8.73%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,452Total filings 2020-21
7.0Avg monthly observed
8.8Pre-pandemic baseline
0.78×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 Wanskuck
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.9%Housing insecurity
14.6%Utility shutoff threat
28.1%Food insecurity
25.3%SNAP enrollment
14.0%No health insurance
33.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wanskuck
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wanskuck?
Wanskuck scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) across 5 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 Wanskuck compare to Providence overall?
Wanskuck scores 0.9 points higher than Providence overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,334 vs $1,408.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wanskuck?
Average gross rent in Wanskuck is $1,334/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wanskuck residents are renters?
55% of Wanskuck households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Providence). The neighborhood has 23,926 residents.
Q5
Is Wanskuck a high social-vulnerability area?
Wanskuck sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Wanskuck have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wanskuck is census tract 44007002900 (score 8/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.5 to 8, a spread of 2.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Wanskuck for landlords?
Wanskuck carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Wanskuck?
Wanskuck has 23,517 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (38.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (32.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
