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Neighborhood · Ranked #61,558 of 84,120 nationally

Dunns Corners Eviction Risk: Lower , Westerly

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

Census tract 44009050902 covers part of the Dunns Corners area of Westerly, RI, and scores 3.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,051 residents. Severe burden reaches 46%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score
3.3
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
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#23 of 29 tracts In Washington County
Low
Within state
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#211 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 3.3

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 / state3.3This tracttract 0509024.4Westerlyparent city4.3Countyavg tract in county5.3Stateavg 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

58% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Washington County average of 40.2%. The main counterweight is economic stress at 1/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.2/10.

Food insecurity runs 6.8% against 17.8% nationally. It sits 1.0 points below the Washington County average of 4.3.

The filing record is not thin: 31 evictions over 2 years of observation. Housing insecurity runs 6.2% against 14.2% nationally.

At $1,135 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Westerly commands. The worst year on record was 2016, when 3.2% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 3.6% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #61,558 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Only 12% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

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 3.3/10 (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 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Westerly at 4.4/10. 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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