Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Rocky Brook Eviction Risk: Lower , Wakefield-Peace Dale
Tract 44009051201 · Washington County, RI · pop 5,157 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 44009051201 belongs to Rocky Brook in Wakefield-Peace Dale, Rhode Island. It is home to 5,157 residents and scores 5.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 60th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,167 a month against an average household income of $123,646 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units2,043
Renter share22.1%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$123,646
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
13
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wakefield-Peace Dale and the region
Centroid at 41.4518, -71.5084 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rocky Brook scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,167 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 Rocky Brook compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 23%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 33%Housing & transportation
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)
- 48Total filings over 2 yrs
- 4.74%Avg annual filing rate
- 7.1%Peak (2015)
- 13Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Rocky Brook. 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.
- 7.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.0%Food insecurity
- 8.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 4.7%No health insurance
- 14.1%Frequent mental distress
- 23.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rocky Brook
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 above 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 48 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 4.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.1% of renter households in 2015.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 44009051201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44009051201?
Census tract 44009051201 in the Rocky Brook neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (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 44009051201?
Median gross rent is $1,167/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44009051201?
9.4% of residents in tract 44009051201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,157.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44009051201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 23th, minority 24th, housing 33th.
Q5
Is tract 44009051201 considered part of Rocky Brook?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44009051201 fall within Rocky Brook (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44009051201?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 48 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 44009051201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.74% of renter households, peaking at 7.1% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 44009051201 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 44009051201 compare to Wakefield-Peace Dale overall?
Tract 44009051201 scores 1.8/10, 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.
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