Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Westcott Eviction Risk: Lower , Warwick
Tract 44003022300 · Kent County, RI · pop 4,288 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Eviction risk in the Westcott neighborhood of Warwick centers on tract 44003022300, which scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 4,288 residents. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,184 a month against an average household income of $58,893 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units2,176
Renter share57.5%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$58,893
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
95
th percentile
Very High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Warwick and the region
Centroid at 41.7004, -71.5006 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westcott scores 3.2
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
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,184 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Westcott compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 97%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Westcott. 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.
- 11.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.3%Food insecurity
- 14.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.9%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 32.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westcott
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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 44003022300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003022300?
Census tract 44003022300 in the Westcott neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 44003022300?
Median gross rent is $1,184/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44003022300?
11.7% of residents in tract 44003022300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,288.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44003022300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 57th, minority 35th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 44003022300 considered part of Westcott?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44003022300 fall within Westcott (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44003022300 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.2% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 44003022300 compare to Warwick overall?
Tract 44003022300 scores 3.2/10, 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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