Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

Westcott Eviction Risk: Elevated , Warwick

Tract 44003022300 · Kent County, RI · pop 4,288 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

44003022300 is a census tract in the Westcott area of Warwick, RI. It scores 6/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,288 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.2/10.

Risk score

Elevated

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.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Warwick and the region

Centroid at 41.7004, -71.5006 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westcott scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

Against the Kent County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.7 points. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.3/10.

13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. roughly one in two of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Kent County average of 46.6%. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.9/10.

At $1,184 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Warwick commands. Nationally it ranks #18,163 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.2/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $58,893.

58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 44003022300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003022300?

Census tract 44003022300 in the Westcott neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 44003022300 compare to Warwick overall?

Tract 44003022300 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Warwick at 4.6/10. 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.