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Neighborhood · East Providence, RI

Carpenters Corner Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 3,999 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10 · range 6.1–6.1

Carpenters Corner is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in East Providence with 1 census tract and a population of 3,999 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 31% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income).

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Carpenters Corner vs East Providence How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
30.5% +3%
East Providence: 29.6%
Average gross rent
$0 -100%
East Providence: $1,288
Average HH income
$54,286 -32%
East Providence: $79,660
Poverty rate
15.0% +39%
East Providence: 10.8%
Renter share
47.8% +19%
East Providence: 40.1%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Carpenters Corner and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6.1–6.1

Why Carpenters Corner scores 6.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Rent control risk
31% of income on rent · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
48% renter households · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Economic stress
15.0% below poverty line · Range 3.8–3.8 across tracts
3.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Risk score comparison

Carpenters Corner vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Carpenters Corner score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Carpenters Corner: 6.16.1Carpenters CornerNeighborhoodParent city: 6.56.5Parent cityhost cityState: 6.36.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Carpenters Corner

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
44007010300 6.1 3,999 31%
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 67

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 69%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 82%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Carpenters Corner

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 33Total filings (sum)
  • 2.24%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.9%Peak year (2016)
  • 2.86%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 100Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.3Avg monthly observed
  • 1.5Pre-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 Carpenters Corner

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Carpenters Corner

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Carpenters Corner?

Carpenters Corner scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 Carpenters Corner compare to East Providence overall?

Carpenters Corner scores 0.4 points lower than East Providence overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 30% citywide.

Q3

What percentage of Carpenters Corner residents are renters?

48% of Carpenters Corner households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in East Providence). The neighborhood has 3,999 residents.

Q4

Is Carpenters Corner a high social-vulnerability area?

Carpenters Corner sits in the 67th 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.

Q5

How safe is Carpenters Corner for landlords?

Carpenters Corner carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 East Providence as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

Q6

What is the demographic breakdown of Carpenters Corner?

Carpenters Corner has 3,979 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.2%), Other / Multiracial (11.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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