Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Warwick
Tract 44003021001 · Kent County, RI · pop 2,497 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 44003021001 belongs to the Lakewood neighborhood of Warwick, Rhode Island. It is home to 2,497 residents and scores 6.3/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 82% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,627 monthly, set against $96,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2
Lower
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 parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very 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 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 34%Racial/ethnic minority
- 21%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lakewood. 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.
- 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
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.1/10. 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 above the Rhode Island statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% 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 44003021001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003021001?
Census tract 44003021001 in the Lakewood neighborhood scores 2/10 (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 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 2/10, 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Warwick
Top eight tracts in Warwick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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