1 census tracts · pop 4,824 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Silver Spring is a one-tract neighborhood of East Providence, RI and houses 4,824 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $1,716, 33% above the East Providence average of $1,288.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
23% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, lower than the East Providence rate of 29.6%. The filing record is not thin: 54 evictions logged in this tract.
9% 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. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 2.8% of renter households. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of East Providence, it ranks #7 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 0.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Phillipsdale and Kent Corner.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $90,938. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.2/10 applies directly to 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
1 tracts · population-weighted
Silver Spring vs East ProvidenceHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Silver Spring
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
54Total filings (sum)
2.58%Avg annual filing rate
2.8%Peak year (2016)
2.83%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
217Total filings 2020-21
2.8Avg monthly observed
2.6Pre-pandemic baseline
1.08×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 Silver Spring
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.5%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
11.3%SNAP enrollment
6.0%No health insurance
28.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Silver Spring
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Silver Spring?
Silver Spring scores 5.2/10 (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 Silver Spring compare to East Providence overall?
Silver Spring scores 0.7 points lower than East Providence overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,716 vs $1,288.
Q3
What is the average rent in Silver Spring?
Average gross rent in Silver Spring is $1,716/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Silver Spring residents are renters?
59% of Silver Spring households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in East Providence). The neighborhood has 4,824 residents.
Q5
Is Silver Spring a high social-vulnerability area?
Silver Spring 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 Silver Spring for landlords?
Silver Spring carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Silver Spring?
Silver Spring has 5,308 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.1%), Other / Multiracial (16.8%), Hispanic / Latino (16.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
