Census Tract · Ranked #22,404 of 84,120 nationally
Cranston Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 44007014501 ·
Providence County, RI · pop 4,517
Census tract 44007014501 is in Cranston, Rhode Island. It has a population of 4,517 and an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). 100% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 0% severely cost-burdened (≥50%).
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%Stable renters 0%Owners 99%
Tract context
Occupied units1,710
Renter share0.5%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate5.8%
Median income$169,491
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
81th percentile
#4 of 17 tracts In Cranston
High
Within county
47th percentile
#78 of 145 tracts In Providence County
Moderate
Within state
50th percentile
#125 of 247 tracts In Rhode Island
Moderate
National
73th percentile
#22,404 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cranston and the region
Centroid at 41.7667, -71.5038 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cranston scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cranston
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.1
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
5.8% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cranston
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cranston
4.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cranston
5.5
How Cranston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 4
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
6%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
14%Racial/ethnic minority
12%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6Total filings over 2 yrs
7.89%Avg annual filing rate
12.2%Peak (2016)
5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
5Total filings 2020-21
0.1Avg monthly (observed)
0.1Pre-pandemic baseline
0.48×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 — 2026-05-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Portland, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
7.6%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
3.6%No health insurance
14.6%Frequent mental distress
21.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 44007014501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44007014501?
Census tract 44007014501 in Cranston scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the poverty rate in tract 44007014501?
5.8% of residents in tract 44007014501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,517.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 44007014501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 10th, minority 14th, housing 12th.
Q4
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44007014501?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 6 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 44007014501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.89% of renter households, peaking at 12.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q5
Did eviction filings in tract 44007014501 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.48× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply — likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Portland, OR), 2020-2021.
Q6
What share of households in tract 44007014501 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 44007014501 compare to Cranston overall?
Tract 44007014501 scores 5.9/10 — higher than the parent city of Cranston at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cranston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cranston
Top eight tracts in Cranston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.