2 census tracts · pop 10,031 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 3–6.6
Wayland spans 2 census tracts of Cranston, RI and houses 10,031 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Cranston rate of 28.8%.
Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 6.6. A 3.6-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. 31% 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 2.2/10. At $1,633 a month, rents sit 19% over what the rest of Cranston commands.
Filings are well documented here: 99 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 7.5% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.1% of adults, 8.7 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 7.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
That places it #3 of 10 neighborhoods in Cranston. Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $93,511. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Wayland 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 & transport49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Wayland
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
99Total filings (sum)
3.24%Avg annual filing rate
7.5%Peak year (2016)
4.14%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
202Total filings 2020-21
1.3Avg monthly observed
2.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.79×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 Wayland
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.3%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
7.1%SNAP enrollment
4.7%No health insurance
23.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Wayland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Wayland?
Wayland scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Wayland compare to Cranston overall?
Wayland scores 0.5 points higher than Cranston overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,633 vs $1,375.
Q3
What is the average rent in Wayland?
Average gross rent in Wayland is $1,633/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Wayland residents are renters?
45% of Wayland households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Cranston). The neighborhood has 10,031 residents.
Q5
Is Wayland a high social-vulnerability area?
Wayland sits in the 40th 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
Which tracts in Wayland have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Wayland is census tract 44007003500 (score 6.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 6.6, a spread of 3.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Wayland for landlords?
Wayland carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Wayland?
Wayland has 9,840 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.6%), Hispanic / Latino (8.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
