Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
Buttonwoods Eviction Risk: Lower , Warwick
Tract 44003021903 · Kent County, RI · pop 3,989 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
In the Buttonwoods area of Warwick, census tract 44003021903 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 74th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
34% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,121 a month while the average household earns $113,884 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units1,513
Renter share13.5%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$113,884
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
10
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Warwick and the region
Centroid at 41.6872, -71.4186 · click any tract to drill in
Why Buttonwoods scores 1.6
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
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,121 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 Buttonwoods compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.3%Food insecurity
- 7.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.1%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 14.7%Frequent mental distress
- 25.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Buttonwoods
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 in line with the Rhode Island statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% 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 44003021903
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003021903?
Census tract 44003021903 in the Buttonwoods neighborhood scores 1.6/10 (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 44003021903?
Median gross rent is $1,121/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44003021903?
5.0% of residents in tract 44003021903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,989.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44003021903?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 49th, minority 17th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 44003021903 considered part of Buttonwoods?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44003021903 fall within Buttonwoods (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44003021903 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 44003021903 compare to Warwick overall?
Tract 44003021903 scores 1.6/10, 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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