Neighborhood · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Warwick
Tract 44003021001 ·
Kent County, RI · pop 2,497 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 44003021001 sits in the Lakewood area of Warwick eviction risk, RI, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.3/10. It is home to 2,497 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.2/10.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%Stable renters 8%Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,009
Renter share13.4%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$96,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Lakewood
Very Low
Within parent city
29th percentile
#16 of 22 tracts In Warwick
Low
Within county
45th percentile
#22 of 39 tracts In Kent County
Moderate
Within state
35th percentile
#162 of 247 tracts In Rhode Island
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Warwick and the region
Centroid at 41.7590, -71.4130 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Warwick
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.4
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,627 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Warwick
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Warwick
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Warwick
5.6
How Lakewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.6%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
10.2%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
6.8%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
27.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.2/10. At $1,627 a month, rents run 19% over what the rest of Warwick commands. 41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Kent County average of 46.6%.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.1/10. On the national scale it lands near the 47th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 13% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.6/10. Statewide the RI average is 5.3, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
It tracks the Kent County average of 4.3 closely. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $96,250.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 44003021001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003021001?
Census tract 44003021001 in the Lakewood neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 44003021001?
Median gross rent is $1,627/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44003021001?
4.8% of residents in tract 44003021001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,497.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44003021001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 79th, minority 34th, housing 21th.
Q5
Is tract 44003021001 considered part of Lakewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44003021001 fall within Lakewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44003021001 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.6% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 44003021001 compare to Warwick overall?
Tract 44003021001 scores 4.3/10, lower than the parent city of Warwick at 4.6/10. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Warwick
Top eight tracts in Warwick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.