1 census tracts · pop 5,195 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 6.4–6.4
Kent Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of East Providence, RI and houses 5,195 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a East Providence baseline of 29.6%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. At $948 a month, rents sit 26% under what the rest of East Providence commands.
18% 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. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
The filing record is not thin: 29 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 2.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.0% in 2016 against a 2.5% peak. That places it #3 of 10 neighborhoods in East Providence.
For a like-for-like read, Ingrams Corner and Six Corners score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Kent Heights vs East ProvidenceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport71%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Kent Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
29Total filings (sum)
2.27%Avg annual filing rate
2.5%Peak year (2015)
2.04%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
164Total filings 2020-21
2.1Avg monthly observed
2.0Pre-pandemic baseline
1.06×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran near baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Portland, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kent Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.8%Housing insecurity
10.8%Utility shutoff threat
21.1%Food insecurity
20.6%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
36.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Kent Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Kent Heights?
Kent Heights scores 6.4/10 (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 Kent Heights compare to East Providence overall?
Kent Heights scores 0.5 points higher than East Providence overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $948 vs $1,288.
Q3
What is the average rent in Kent Heights?
Average gross rent in Kent Heights is $948/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Kent Heights residents are renters?
33% of Kent Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in East Providence). The neighborhood has 5,195 residents.
Q5
Is Kent Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Kent Heights sits in the 63rd 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 Kent Heights for landlords?
Kent Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Kent Heights?
Kent Heights has 5,260 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67%), Hispanic / Latino (15.3%), Other / Multiracial (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
