Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Centerville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 44003020200 · Kent County, RI · pop 5,098 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 44003020200 reflects conditions in the Centerville area of Kent, Rhode Island. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,180 a month against an average household income of $69,107 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 37%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units2,413
Renter share60.2%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate12.2%
Median income$69,107
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
90
th percentile
High
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kent County and the region
Centroid at 41.6996, -71.5189 · click any tract to drill in
Why Centerville scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
12.2% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,180 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
State baseline
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Centerville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Centerville. 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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 14.4%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 29.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Centerville
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 5.5/10. 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 set by Rhode Island eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Kent County average of 6.2 and in line with the Rhode Island statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 44003020200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003020200?
Census tract 44003020200 in the Centerville neighborhood scores 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 44003020200?
Median gross rent is $1,180/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44003020200?
12.2% of residents in tract 44003020200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,098.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44003020200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 55th, minority 30th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 44003020200 considered part of Centerville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44003020200 fall within Centerville (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44003020200 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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