1 census tracts · pop 5,044 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.9–3.9
Pocasset is a one-tract neighborhood of Cranston, RI, population 5,044. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, Lower tier. Against a Cranston baseline of 28.8%, about half of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
24% 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. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 2.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 49 eviction filings. Average gross rent is $1,553, 13% above the Cranston average of $1,375.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 6.1% of renter households. That places it #6 of 10 neighborhoods in Cranston. Judgments average 2.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Only 26% 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. For a like-for-like read, Knightsville and Sockanosset score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $83,466.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pocasset vs CranstonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport38%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pocasset
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
49Total filings (sum)
5.07%Avg annual filing rate
6.1%Peak year (2016)
6.05%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
214Total filings 2020-21
2.8Avg monthly observed
3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.87×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 Pocasset
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.3%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
11.0%SNAP enrollment
6.6%No health insurance
26.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pocasset
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pocasset?
Pocasset 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 Pocasset compare to Cranston overall?
Pocasset scores 0.4 points lower than Cranston overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,553 vs $1,375.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pocasset?
Average gross rent in Pocasset is $1,553/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pocasset residents are renters?
26% of Pocasset households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Cranston). The neighborhood has 5,044 residents.
Q5
Is Pocasset a high social-vulnerability area?
Pocasset sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Pocasset for landlords?
Pocasset 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 Pocasset?
Pocasset has 5,528 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.7%), Hispanic / Latino (25.6%), Other / Multiracial (5.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
