Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Oakland Beach Eviction Risk: Lower , Warwick
Tract 44003021700 · Kent County, RI · pop 4,968 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
In the Oakland Beach area of Warwick, census tract 44003021700 scores 6.6/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 88% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
55% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,220 a month while the average household earns $82,520 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units2,177
Renter share13.2%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$82,520
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
76
th percentile
High
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Warwick and the region
Centroid at 41.6930, -71.3998 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oakland Beach scores 2.6
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
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,220 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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 Oakland Beach compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 53%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%Housing & transportation
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.
- 11.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.7%Food insecurity
- 11.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.4%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 28.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oakland Beach
The heaviest input here is 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 above 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 24th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% 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 44003021700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003021700?
Census tract 44003021700 in the Oakland Beach neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (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 44003021700?
Median gross rent is $1,220/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44003021700?
10.1% of residents in tract 44003021700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,968.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44003021700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 53th, minority 27th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 44003021700 considered part of Oakland Beach?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44003021700 fall within Oakland Beach (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44003021700 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.3% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 44003021700 compare to Warwick overall?
Tract 44003021700 scores 2.6/10, 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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