Neighborhood · Pawtucket, RI

Woodlawn Eviction Risk: Moderate

8 census tracts · pop 29,890 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 3.8–6.7

Woodlawn is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Pawtucket with 8 census tracts and a population of 29,890 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 24% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,101/month sits 9% lower than the Pawtucket citywide average ($1,208).

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

8 tracts · population-weighted

Woodlawn vs Pawtucket How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

47.5% +70%

Pawtucket: 28.0%

Average gross rent

$1,101 -9%

Pawtucket: $1,208

Average HH income

$58,155 -14%

Pawtucket: $67,436

Poverty rate

19.1% +40%

Pawtucket: 13.6%

Renter share

64.6% +29%

Pawtucket: 49.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Woodlawn and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 8 tracts span score 3.8–6.7

Why Woodlawn scores 5.3

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

48% 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

65% 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

19.1% below poverty line · Range 1.9–9.1 across tracts

4.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–3.6 across tracts

2.2

Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Woodlawn?

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

Score distribution

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Spread of 2.9 points from 3.8 to 6.7. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.

Tracts as heat grid

6.7 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.3 4.4 4.1 3.8

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

8 tracts in Woodlawn

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
44007015200	6.7	3,001	44%	$387
44007016400	6	5,049	72%	$1,132
44007016100	5.7	5,079	44%	$1,138
44007015100	5.5	4,438	58%	$1,128
44007016700	5.3	3,600	58%	$1,181
44007016600	4.4	1,970	19%	$1,212
44007016300	4.1	2,897	16%	$1,126
44007016500	3.8	3,856	39%	$1,383

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 76

Pop-weighted across 8 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 72%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 76%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 73%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 69%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Woodlawn

Aggregated across 8 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

962Total filings (sum)
6.60%Avg annual filing rate
17.7%Peak year (2016)
6.96%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

2,580Total filings 2020-21
4.6Avg monthly observed
5.9Pre-pandemic baseline
0.78×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 Woodlawn

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

23.9%Housing insecurity
15.4%Utility shutoff threat
28.6%Food insecurity
27.1%SNAP enrollment
13.0%No health insurance
35.2%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Woodlawn

What is the eviction-risk score for Woodlawn?

Woodlawn scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 8 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.

How does Woodlawn compare to Pawtucket overall?

Woodlawn scores 0.4 points lower than Pawtucket overall (5.7/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,101 vs $1,208.

What is the average rent in Woodlawn?

Average gross rent in Woodlawn is $1,101/month (pop-weighted across 8 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Woodlawn residents are renters?

65% of Woodlawn households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Pawtucket). The neighborhood has 29,890 residents.

Is Woodlawn a high social-vulnerability area?

Woodlawn sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Woodlawn have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Woodlawn is census tract 44007015200 (score 6.7/10). Across the 8 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 6.7, a spread of 2.9 points.

How safe is Woodlawn for landlords?

Woodlawn carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 8 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 (5.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Woodlawn?

Woodlawn has 29,673 residents (White-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (40.1%), Hispanic / Latino (27.8%), Other / Multiracial (16.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Woodlawn

4.3 Darlington 11 tracts · pop 36,144 4.8 Happy Hollow 3 tracts · pop 16,523 4.9 Sayles Bleachery 3 tracts · pop 16,147 3.4 Blackstone 3 tracts · pop 12,999 5.7 Wanskuck 5 tracts · pop 23,926 3.6 Phillipsdale 2 tracts · pop 8,685

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Pawtucket

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Woodlawn.

4.4 Darlington 11 tracts · pop 36,144 3.8 Fairlawn 1 tracts · pop 4,678

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