Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Indian Lake Shores Eviction Risk: Lower , Wakefield-Peace Dale

Tract 44009051305 · Washington County, RI · pop 4,519 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

For landlords sizing up the Indian Lake Shores neighborhood of Wakefield-Peace Dale, census tract 44009051305 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #37,198 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,091 monthly, set against $102,733 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 13% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,846
Renter share29.0%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate6.9%
Median income$102,733

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Indian Lake Shores
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Wakefield-Peace Dale
Elevated
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#16 of 29 tracts In Washington County
Moderate
Within state
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#200 of 247 tracts In Rhode Island
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wakefield-Peace Dale and the region

Centroid at 41.4762, -71.4788 · click any tract to drill in

Why Indian Lake Shores scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wakefield-Peace Dale
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
6.9% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,091 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wakefield-Peace Dale
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wakefield-Peace Dale
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wakefield-Peace Dale
4.7

How Indian Lake Shores compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Indian Lake Shores risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 051305Wakefield-Peace Da: 5.45.4Wakefield-Peace Daparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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)

  • 9Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 0.74%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.9%Peak (2016)
  • 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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 Indian Lake Shores

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.9/10. 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 Wakefield-Peace Dale eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Washington County average of 5.2 and below the Rhode Island statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 44009051305

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44009051305?

Census tract 44009051305 in the Indian Lake Shores neighborhood scores 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 44009051305?

Median gross rent is $1,091/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 44009051305?

6.9% of residents in tract 44009051305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,519.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 44009051305?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 44th, minority 13th, housing 82th.
Q5

Is tract 44009051305 considered part of Indian Lake Shores?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44009051305 fall within Indian Lake Shores (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44009051305?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 44009051305 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.74% of renter households, peaking at 0.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 44009051305 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.8% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 44009051305 compare to Wakefield-Peace Dale overall?

Tract 44009051305 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Wakefield-Peace Dale at 5.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wakefield-Peace Dale eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wakefield-Peace Dale

Top eight tracts in Wakefield-Peace Dale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

Related