1 census tracts · pop 4,352 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Meshanticut maps to a single census tract in Cranston, RI and houses 4,352 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for about a quarter of renter households.
The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.8/10.
The filing record is not thin: 39 evictions logged in this tract. Average gross rent is $1,178, 14% below the Cranston average of $1,375.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 2.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.6% in 2016 against a 2.5% peak. That places it #4 of 10 neighborhoods in Cranston.
For a like-for-like read, Thornton and Pocasset score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $77,857, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.2/10 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
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Meshanticut vs CranstonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority15%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Meshanticut
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
39Total filings (sum)
2.58%Avg annual filing rate
2.5%Peak year (2015)
2.62%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
98Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
1.7Pre-pandemic baseline
0.76×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 Meshanticut
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.7%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility shutoff threat
13.6%Food insecurity
12.0%SNAP enrollment
6.8%No health insurance
29.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Meshanticut
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Meshanticut?
Meshanticut scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 Meshanticut compare to Cranston overall?
Meshanticut scores 0.1 points lower than Cranston overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,178 vs $1,375.
Q3
What is the average rent in Meshanticut?
Average gross rent in Meshanticut is $1,178/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Meshanticut residents are renters?
34% of Meshanticut households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Cranston). The neighborhood has 4,352 residents.
Q5
Is Meshanticut a high social-vulnerability area?
Meshanticut sits in the 42nd 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 Meshanticut for landlords?
Meshanticut carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Meshanticut?
Meshanticut has 4,441 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (83%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.1%), Hispanic / Latino (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
