1 census tracts · pop 4,705 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Monastery Heights maps to a single census tract in Valley Falls, RI and houses 4,705 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
Cost burden runs roughly one in three against 26.6% citywide, putting Monastery Heights 9.0% over its own city. Severe burden reaches 12%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The filing record is not thin: 9 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 5.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.
At 4% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $117,456, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,388, close to the Valley Falls average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 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
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Monastery Heights vs Valley FallsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority15%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport3%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Monastery Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
9Total filings (sum)
3.40%Avg annual filing rate
5.2%Peak year (2015)
1.59%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
24Total filings 2020-21
0.3Avg monthly observed
0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
0.76×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 Monastery Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.0%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
9.8%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
26.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Monastery Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Monastery Heights?
Monastery Heights scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Monastery Heights compare to Valley Falls overall?
Monastery Heights scores 1.4 points lower than Valley Falls overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,388 vs $1,362.
Q3
What is the average rent in Monastery Heights?
Average gross rent in Monastery Heights is $1,388/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Monastery Heights residents are renters?
4% of Monastery Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Valley Falls). The neighborhood has 4,705 residents.
Q5
Is Monastery Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Monastery Heights sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Monastery Heights for landlords?
Monastery Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Valley Falls as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Monastery Heights?
Monastery Heights has 4,671 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.5%), Other / Multiracial (6.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
