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Neighborhood · Cranston, RI

Edgewood Eviction Risk: Elevated

4 census tracts · pop 18,596 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10 · range 5.8–6.7

Edgewood is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Cranston with 4 census tracts and a population of 18,596 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 50% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 24% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,246/month sits 9% lower than the Cranston citywide median ($1,375).

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
Edgewood vs Cranston How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.3% +75%
Cranston: 28.8%
Average gross rent
$1,246 -9%
Cranston: $1,375
Average HH income
$70,007 -20%
Cranston: $87,716
Poverty rate
13.6% +56%
Cranston: 8.7%
Renter share
39.7% +23%
Cranston: 32.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Edgewood and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 5.8–6.7

Why Edgewood scores 6.2

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 5.0–7.5 across tracts
6.4
Rent control risk
50% of income on rent · Range 3.5–5.5 across tracts
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–6.5 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
40% renter households · Range 4.5–7.0 across tracts
5.9
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.5–6.5 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
13.6% below poverty line · Range 1.7–6.5 across tracts
3.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.4–3.2 across tracts
2.7
Risk score comparison

Edgewood vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Edgewood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Edgewood: 6.26.2EdgewoodNeighborhoodParent city: 5.35.3Parent cityhost cityState: 6.36.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Edgewood?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square — click to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.9 points from 5.8 to 6.7. Tracts are relatively uniform — conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Edgewood

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
44007000101 6.7 4,418 44% $1,191
44007000102 6.4 5,667 58% $1,251
44007013500 5.8 4,544 44% $1,328
44007013400 5.8 3,967 53% $1,204
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 71

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 67%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 74%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Edgewood

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 263Total filings (sum)
  • 4.41%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.0%Peak year (2016)
  • 3.92%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 584Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.0Avg monthly observed
  • 2.5Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.77×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 Edgewood

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

Frequently asked

About Edgewood

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Edgewood?

Edgewood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 Edgewood compare to Cranston overall?

Edgewood scores 0.9 points higher than Cranston overall (5.3/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,246 vs $1,375.

Q3

What is the average rent in Edgewood?

Median gross rent in Edgewood is $1,246/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Edgewood residents are renters?

40% of Edgewood households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Cranston). The neighborhood has 18,596 residents.

Q5

Is Edgewood a high social-vulnerability area?

Edgewood sits in the 71th 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 Edgewood have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Edgewood is census tract 44007000101 (score 6.7/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.8 to 6.7 — a spread of 0.9 points.

Q7

How safe is Edgewood for landlords?

Edgewood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 (5.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Edgewood?

Edgewood has 17,787 residents (White-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.3%), Hispanic / Latino (32.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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