1 census tracts · pop 6,181 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 6.2–6.2
Riverside maps to a single census tract in East Providence, RI, population 6,181. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. At $704 a month, rents sit 45% under what the rest of East Providence commands.
Cost burden runs 44% against 29.6% citywide, putting Riverside 14.3% over its own city. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10.
Court records for this tract carry 95 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 5.2% of renter households.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 3/10. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of East Providence, it ranks #5 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 3.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Against average income of $64,633, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion. 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Riverside vs East ProvidenceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Riverside
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
95Total filings (sum)
4.32%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak year (2016)
5.19%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
195Total filings 2020-21
2.5Avg monthly observed
4.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.64×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Portland, OR).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Riverside
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.2%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
12.9%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
29.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Riverside
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverside?
Riverside scores 6.2/10 (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 Riverside compare to East Providence overall?
Riverside scores 0.3 points higher than East Providence overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $704 vs $1,288.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverside?
Average gross rent in Riverside is $704/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverside residents are renters?
39% of Riverside households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in East Providence). The neighborhood has 6,181 residents.
Q5
Is Riverside a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverside sits in the 46th 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
How safe is Riverside for landlords?
Riverside carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Riverside?
Riverside has 6,029 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.3%), Other / Multiracial (9.3%), Hispanic / Latino (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
