2 census tracts · pop 8,685 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 4.8–5.5
Phillipsdale spans 2 census tracts of East Providence, RI, population 8,685. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 54% against 29.6% citywide, putting Phillipsdale 24.0% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 26%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.8/10. Filings are well documented here: 95 across 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 6.5% of renter households. That places it #7 of 10 neighborhoods in East Providence. Judgments average 3.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Silver Spring and Kent Corner. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,259, close to the East Providence average.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Phillipsdale vs East ProvidenceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Phillipsdale
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
95Total filings (sum)
5.10%Avg annual filing rate
6.5%Peak year (2016)
5.19%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
223Total filings 2020-21
1.5Avg monthly observed
1.9Pre-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 Phillipsdale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.2%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility shutoff threat
14.5%Food insecurity
12.3%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
28.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Phillipsdale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Phillipsdale?
Phillipsdale scores 5.2/10 (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 Phillipsdale compare to East Providence overall?
Phillipsdale scores 0.7 points lower than East Providence overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,259 vs $1,288.
Q3
What is the average rent in Phillipsdale?
Average gross rent in Phillipsdale is $1,259/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Phillipsdale residents are renters?
30% of Phillipsdale households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in East Providence). The neighborhood has 8,685 residents.
Q5
Is Phillipsdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Phillipsdale sits in the 50th 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
Which tracts in Phillipsdale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Phillipsdale is census tract 44007017000 (score 5.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.5, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Phillipsdale for landlords?
Phillipsdale carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 East Providence as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Phillipsdale?
Phillipsdale has 8,386 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.5%), Hispanic / Latino (16.6%), Other / Multiracial (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
