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Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Charlestown Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 44009051102 · Washington County, RI · pop 3,037 · 61% of tract blocks fall in Charlestown

In Charlestown, census tract 44009051102 scores 5.9/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 71st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 72% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,340 a month while the average household earns $88,250 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 5% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,392
Renter share17.7%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$88,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Charlestown
Very High
Within county
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#12 of 29 tracts In Washington County
Elevated
Within state
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#180 of 247 tracts In Rhode Island
Low
National
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#71,178 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlestown and the region

Centroid at 41.4089, -71.6224 · click any tract to drill in

Why Charlestown scores 2.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Charlestown
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,340 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Charlestown
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Charlestown
4.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Charlestown
6.7

How Charlestown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Charlestown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.22.2This tracttract 051102Charlestown: 5.75.7Charlestownparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 17Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 3.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.1%Peak (2015)
  • 7Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Charlestown

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Charlestown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Washington County average of 5.2 and in line with the Rhode Island statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 17 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.1% of renter households in 2015.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 44009051102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44009051102?

Census tract 44009051102 in Charlestown scores 2.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 44009051102?

Median gross rent is $1,340/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 44009051102?

6.0% of residents in tract 44009051102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,037.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 44009051102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 56th, minority 14th, housing 23th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44009051102?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 44009051102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.09% of renter households, peaking at 4.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 44009051102 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 44009051102 compare to Charlestown overall?

Tract 44009051102 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Charlestown at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Charlestown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Charlestown

Top eight tracts in Charlestown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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