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Neighborhood · Pawtucket, RI

Darlington Eviction Risk: Moderate

11 census tracts · pop 36,144 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10 · range 4.9–6.4

Darlington is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Pawtucket with 11 census tracts and a population of 36,144 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 34% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 21% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,215/month sits 1% higher than the Pawtucket citywide median ($1,208).

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
11 tracts · population-weighted
Darlington vs Pawtucket How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
34.4% +23%
Pawtucket: 28.0%
Average gross rent
$1,215 +1%
Pawtucket: $1,208
Average HH income
$80,987 +20%
Pawtucket: $67,436
Poverty rate
10.9% -20%
Pawtucket: 13.6%
Renter share
44.2% -11%
Pawtucket: 49.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Darlington and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 11 tracts span score 4.9–6.4

Why Darlington scores 5.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Rent control risk
34% of income on rent · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
44% renter households · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
10.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0–5.1 across tracts
2.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.7–4.0 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

Darlington vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Darlington score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Darlington: 5.75.7DarlingtonNeighborhoodParent city: 6.06.0Parent cityhost cityState: 6.36.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Darlington?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square — click to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.5 points from 4.9 to 6.4. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

11 tracts in Darlington

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
44007015300 6.4 2,674 55% $1,081
44007015500 6.0 4,649 42% $1,227
44007015700 5.7 3,695 40% $1,354
44007015600 5.7 2,552 31% $1,158
44007017100 5.6 4,976 31% $1,175
44007015800 5.6 3,861 36% $1,151
44007016000 5.6 3,329 29% $1,170
44007015400 5.6 2,130 34% $1,243
44007016800 5.5 3,235 33% $1,160
44007015900 5.4 3,216 23% $1,456
44007016900 4.9 1,827 15% $1,138
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 60

Pop-weighted across 11 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 61%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 61%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Darlington

Aggregated across 11 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 796Total filings (sum)
  • 5.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.8%Peak year (2016)
  • 5.60%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 2,141Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.7Avg monthly observed
  • 3.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.90×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 Darlington

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Darlington

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Darlington?

Darlington scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 11 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 Darlington compare to Pawtucket overall?

Darlington scores 0.3 points lower than Pawtucket overall (6.0/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Median rent: $1,215 vs $1,208.

Q3

What is the average rent in Darlington?

Median gross rent in Darlington is $1,215/month (pop-weighted across 11 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Darlington residents are renters?

44% of Darlington households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Pawtucket). The neighborhood has 36,144 residents.

Q5

Is Darlington a high social-vulnerability area?

Darlington sits in the 60th 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 Darlington have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Darlington is census tract 44007015300 (score 6.4/10). Across the 11 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 6.4 — a spread of 1.5 points.

Q7

How safe is Darlington for landlords?

Darlington carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 11 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pawtucket as a whole (6.0/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Darlington?

Darlington has 36,693 residents (White-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.8%), Hispanic / Latino (21.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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Other neighborhoods inside Pawtucket

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Darlington.

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