1 census tracts · pop 6,958 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.9–3.9
Knightsville maps to a single census tract in Cranston, RI, population 6,958. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 28.8% citywide, putting Knightsville 29.0% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 35%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
The filing record is not thin: 42 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 5.2% of renter households. That places it #6 of 10 neighborhoods in Cranston.
Judgments average 2.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 28% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Average gross rent runs $1,447, close to the Cranston average.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $79,096.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Knightsville vs CranstonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Knightsville
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
42Total filings (sum)
3.98%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak year (2016)
5.18%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
110Total filings 2020-21
1.4Avg monthly observed
1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.98×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 Knightsville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.8%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility shutoff threat
18.4%Food insecurity
15.1%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
29.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Knightsville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Knightsville?
Knightsville scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 Knightsville compare to Cranston overall?
Knightsville scores 0.4 points lower than Cranston overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,447 vs $1,375.
Q3
What is the average rent in Knightsville?
Average gross rent in Knightsville is $1,447/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Knightsville residents are renters?
28% of Knightsville households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Cranston). The neighborhood has 6,958 residents.
Q5
Is Knightsville a high social-vulnerability area?
Knightsville sits in the 57th 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
How safe is Knightsville for landlords?
Knightsville carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 Cranston as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Knightsville?
Knightsville has 6,908 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.7%), Hispanic / Latino (19.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
