2 census tracts · pop 8,152 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 3.9–5.1
Auburn takes in 2 census tracts of Cranston, RI, population 8,152. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.6/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 28.8% citywide, putting Auburn 24.2% over its own city.
18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.9 to 5.1. A 1.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
Court records carry 93 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 16%. 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 6.7% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,263, 8% below the Cranston average of $1,375. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Cranston, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 3.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Wayland and Meshanticut. Against average income of $85,142, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Auburn vs CranstonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Auburn
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
93Total filings (sum)
4.66%Avg annual filing rate
6.7%Peak year (2016)
4.03%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
180Total filings 2020-21
1.2Avg monthly observed
1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.70×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 Auburn
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.8%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility shutoff threat
18.1%Food insecurity
15.7%SNAP enrollment
8.7%No health insurance
28.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Auburn
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Auburn?
Auburn scores 4.6/10 (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 Auburn compare to Cranston overall?
Auburn scores 0.3 points higher than Cranston overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,263 vs $1,375.
Q3
What is the average rent in Auburn?
Average gross rent in Auburn is $1,263/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Auburn residents are renters?
38% of Auburn households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Cranston). The neighborhood has 8,152 residents.
Q5
Is Auburn a high social-vulnerability area?
Auburn sits in the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Auburn have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Auburn is census tract 44007013701 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 5.1, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Auburn for landlords?
Auburn carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). 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 Cranston as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Auburn?
Auburn has 7,652 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.3%), Hispanic / Latino (17.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
