Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Kettle Corner Eviction Risk: Lower , Warwick
Tract 44003021800 · Kent County, RI · pop 3,914 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
For landlords sizing up Kettle Corner in Warwick, census tract 44003021800 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. It lands near the 82nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,023 monthly, set against $72,500 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,736
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate5.4%
Median income$72,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Warwick and the region
Centroid at 41.7095, -71.3958 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kettle Corner scores 2.4
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
5.4% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,023 rent vs county FMR
1.3
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 Kettle Corner 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
- 72%Household composition
- 28%Racial/ethnic minority
- 68%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.
- 11.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.2%Food insecurity
- 12.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 29.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kettle Corner
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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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.
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 44003021800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003021800?
Census tract 44003021800 in the Kettle Corner neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 44003021800?
Median gross rent is $1,023/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44003021800?
5.4% of residents in tract 44003021800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,914.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44003021800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 72th, minority 28th, housing 68th.
Q5
Is tract 44003021800 considered part of Kettle Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44003021800 fall within Kettle Corner (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44003021800 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 44003021800 compare to Warwick overall?
Tract 44003021800 scores 2.4/10, 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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