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Neighborhood · Pawtucket, RI

Fairlawn Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,678 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 4.9–4.9

Fairlawn maps to a single census tract in Pawtucket, RI, population 4,678. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.6/10.

Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. 22% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, below the Pawtucket rate of 28.0%.

The filing record is not thin: 69 evictions logged in this tract. Severe burden reaches 8%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 5.4% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 5.2% in 2016 against a 5.4% peak.

Only 19% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. The closest comparables inside the same city are Darlington and Woodlawn. Against average income of $92,032, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion.

Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,146, close to the Pawtucket average.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fairlawn vs Pawtucket How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
21.5% -23%
Pawtucket: 28.0%
Average gross rent
$1,146 -5%
Pawtucket: $1,208
Average HH income
$92,032 +36%
Pawtucket: $67,436
Poverty rate
6.5% -52%
Pawtucket: 13.6%
Renter share
19.3% -61%
Pawtucket: 49.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fairlawn and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.9–4.9

Why Fairlawn scores 4.9

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
22% 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
19% 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
6.5% below poverty line · Range 1.6–1.6 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Fairlawn score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.9FairlawnNeighborhood5.9Parent cityhost city5.6Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Fairlawn

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
44007015000 4.9 4,678 21% $1,146
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 43

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 43%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 45%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 34%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Fairlawn

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 69Total filings (sum)
  • 5.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.4%Peak year (2015)
  • 5.24%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 216Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.8Avg monthly observed
  • 3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.88×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 Fairlawn

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

Frequently asked

About Fairlawn

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Fairlawn?

Fairlawn scores 4.9/10 (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 Fairlawn compare to Pawtucket overall?

Fairlawn scores 1.0 points lower than Pawtucket overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 22% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,146 vs $1,208.
Q3

What is the average rent in Fairlawn?

Average gross rent in Fairlawn is $1,146/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Fairlawn residents are renters?

19% of Fairlawn households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Pawtucket). The neighborhood has 4,678 residents.
Q5

Is Fairlawn a high social-vulnerability area?

Fairlawn sits in the 43rd 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 Fairlawn for landlords?

Fairlawn carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 Pawtucket as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Fairlawn?

Fairlawn has 4,552 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.2%), Hispanic / Latino (22.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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