1 census tracts · pop 3,683 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
East Providence Center is a one-tract neighborhood of East Providence, RI and houses 3,683 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the East Providence rate of 29.6%.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.5/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. 12% 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.
Court records for this tract carry 13 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 1.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 0.8% in 2016, is well off that peak. At $1,201 a month, rents sit 7% under what the rest of East Providence commands. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of East Providence, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third.
For a like-for-like read, Phillipsdale and Silver Spring score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
East Providence Center vs East ProvidenceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority7%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in East Providence Center
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
13Total filings (sum)
1.16%Avg annual filing rate
1.5%Peak year (2015)
0.78%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
52Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly observed
0.5Pre-pandemic baseline
1.44×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran above baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Portland, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Providence Center
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.1%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
10.8%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
30.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About East Providence Center
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for East Providence Center?
East Providence Center scores 4.9/10 (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 East Providence Center compare to East Providence overall?
East Providence Center scores 1.0 points lower than East Providence overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,201 vs $1,288.
Q3
What is the average rent in East Providence Center?
Average gross rent in East Providence eviction risk Center is $1,201/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of East Providence Center residents are renters?
35% of East Providence Center households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in East Providence). The neighborhood has 3,683 residents.
Q5
Is East Providence Center a high social-vulnerability area?
East Providence Center sits in the 53rd 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.
Q6
How safe is East Providence Center for landlords?
East Providence eviction risk Center carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 East Providence as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of East Providence Center?
East Providence Center has 3,524 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (90.3%), Hispanic / Latino (4.3%), Other / Multiracial (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
