Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Westcott Eviction Risk: Lower , Warwick
Tract 44003020500 · Kent County, RI · pop 4,436 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 44003020500 (the Westcott neighborhood of Warwick, Rhode Island) comes in at 6.1/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #19,588 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,297 monthly, set against $87,328 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,060
Renter share33.7%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$87,328
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
24
th percentile
Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Warwick and the region
Centroid at 41.7200, -71.5019 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westcott scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Warwick
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,297 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Warwick
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Warwick
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Warwick
5.0
How Westcott compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 30
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 35%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westcott. 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.
- 9.8%Housing insecurity
- 6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.2%Food insecurity
- 10.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 6.4%No health insurance
- 16.0%Frequent mental distress
- 27.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westcott
The score leans hardest on 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 inherited from Warwick 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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th 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.
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 44003020500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003020500?
Census tract 44003020500 in the Westcott neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 44003020500?
Median gross rent is $1,297/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44003020500?
5.0% of residents in tract 44003020500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,436.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44003020500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 35th, household 7th, minority 45th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 44003020500 considered part of Westcott?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44003020500 fall within Westcott (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44003020500 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.8% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 44003020500 compare to Warwick overall?
Tract 44003020500 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Warwick at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Warwick eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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