Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Potowomut Eviction Risk: Lower , Warwick
Tract 44003022400 · Kent County, RI · pop 2,143 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
With a score of 6.5/10, tract 44003022400 in Potowomut in Warwick ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,143 residents. On the national scale it ranks #11,626 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 54% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,360 monthly, set against $77,019 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,133
Renter share18.6%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate1.9%
Median income$77,019
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Warwick and the region
Centroid at 41.6583, -71.4269 · click any tract to drill in
Why Potowomut scores 2.2
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
1.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,360 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Potowomut compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 5
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 8%Household composition
- 5%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Potowomut. 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.
- 7.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.2%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 4.4%No health insurance
- 14.0%Frequent mental distress
- 26.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Potowomut
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 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 5th 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 7.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% 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 44003022400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44003022400?
Census tract 44003022400 in the Potowomut neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 44003022400?
Median gross rent is $1,360/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44003022400?
1.9% of residents in tract 44003022400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,143.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44003022400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 8th, minority 5th, housing 5th.
Q5
Is tract 44003022400 considered part of Potowomut?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44003022400 fall within Potowomut (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44003022400 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.2% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 44003022400 compare to Warwick overall?
Tract 44003022400 scores 2.2/10, 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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