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Dunns Corners Eviction Risk: Lower , Westerly

Tract 44009050902 · Washington County, RI · pop 5,051 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

For landlords sizing up the Dunns Corners neighborhood of Westerly, census tract 44009050902 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 52% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,135 monthly, set against $124,527 in average yearly household income, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 5% Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units2,063
Renter share11.6%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$124,527

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Dunns Corners
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Westerly
Very Low
Within county
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#29 of 29 tracts In Washington County
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#242 of 247 tracts In Rhode Island
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Westerly and the region

Centroid at 41.3642, -71.7682 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dunns Corners scores 1.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Westerly
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,135 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westerly
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westerly
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westerly
4.6

How Dunns Corners compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Dunns Corners risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.31.3This tracttract 050902Westerly: 5.25.2Westerlyparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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)

  • 31Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 3.61%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.2%Peak (2016)
  • 16Filings 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 Dunns Corners

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.2/10. 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 Westerly 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th 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 31 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.2% of renter households in 2016.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 44009050902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44009050902?

Census tract 44009050902 in the Dunns Corners neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 44009050902?

Median gross rent is $1,135/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 44009050902?

4.1% of residents in tract 44009050902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,051.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 44009050902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 52th, minority 4th, housing 21th.
Q5

Is tract 44009050902 considered part of Dunns Corners?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44009050902 fall within Dunns Corners (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44009050902?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 31 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 44009050902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.61% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 44009050902 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.2% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 44009050902 compare to Westerly overall?

Tract 44009050902 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Westerly at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westerly eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Westerly

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

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