2 census tracts · pop 9,890 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4–5.1
Rocky Brook takes in 2 census tracts of Wakefield-Peace Dale, RI and houses 9,890 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 45% against 28.5% citywide, putting Rocky Brook 16.9% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.9/10. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4 to 5.1, a 1.1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. Filings are well documented here: 89 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 7.1% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.6% of adults, 8.2 points below the national rate. 5.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Judgments average 1.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,213, close to the Wakefield-Peace Dale average.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Rocky Brook vs Wakefield-Peace DaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority22%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Rocky Brook
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
89Total filings (sum)
3.59%Avg annual filing rate
7.1%Peak year (2016)
2.53%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Rocky Brook
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.9%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
5.2%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Rocky Brook
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rocky Brook?
Rocky Brook scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Rocky Brook compare to Wakefield-Peace Dale overall?
Rocky Brook scores 0.0 points higher than Wakefield-Peace Dale overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,213 vs $1,258.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rocky Brook?
Average gross rent in Rocky Brook is $1,213/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rocky Brook residents are renters?
34% of Rocky Brook households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Wakefield-Peace Dale). The neighborhood has 9,890 residents.
Q5
Is Rocky Brook a high social-vulnerability area?
Rocky Brook sits in the 36th 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
Which tracts in Rocky Brook have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rocky Brook is census tract 44009051202 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 5.1, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Rocky Brook for landlords?
Rocky Brook carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Wakefield-Peace Dale as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Rocky Brook?
Rocky Brook has 9,847 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.5%), Hispanic / Latino (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
