Mechanic Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
1 census tracts · pop 3,748 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Mechanic Street Historic District is a one-tract neighborhood of Westerly, RI, population 3,748. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Westerly baseline of 28.6%, 11% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.1/10. At $1,521 a month, rents sit 21% over what the rest of Westerly commands. The filing record is not thin: 22 evictions logged in this tract.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 7.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.4% of adults, 9.4 points below the national rate. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 2.3% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 1.3% in 2016, is well off that peak. The closest comparables inside the same city are Stillmanville and Dunns Corners.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $80,723.
31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mechanic Street Historic District vs WesterlyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority16%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mechanic Street Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
22Total filings (sum)
1.79%Avg annual filing rate
2.3%Peak year (2015)
1.29%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mechanic Street Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.1%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
8.4%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
5.1%No health insurance
25.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mechanic Street Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mechanic Street Historic District?
Mechanic Street Historic District scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Mechanic Street Historic District compare to Westerly overall?
Mechanic Street Historic District scores 0.1 points higher than Westerly overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 11% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,521 vs $1,260.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mechanic Street Historic District?
Average gross rent in Mechanic Street Historic District is $1,521/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mechanic Street Historic District residents are renters?
31% of Mechanic Street Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Westerly). The neighborhood has 3,748 residents.
Q5
Is Mechanic Street Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Mechanic Street Historic District sits in the 31st 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
How safe is Mechanic Street Historic District for landlords?
Mechanic Street Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Westerly as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Mechanic Street Historic District?
Mechanic Street Historic District has 3,602 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (91.3%), Hispanic / Latino (4.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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