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Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Whitehall Eviction Risk: Moderate , Newport East

Tract 44005040302 · Newport County, RI · pop 2,876 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

How risky is the Whitehall neighborhood of Newport East for landlords? Census tract 44005040302 scores 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #11,627 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,946 a month against an average household income of $75,339 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 9% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,212
Renter share25.2%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$75,339

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Whitehall
Very High
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Newport East
Elevated
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 23 tracts In Newport County
High
Within state
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#63 of 247 tracts In Rhode Island
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Newport East and the region

Centroid at 41.5122, -71.2979 · click any tract to drill in

Why Whitehall scores 4.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Newport East
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,946 rent vs county FMR
7.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Newport East
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Newport East
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Newport East
6.4

How Whitehall compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Whitehall risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.64.6This tracttract 040302Newport East: 5.65.6Newport Eastparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.34%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.3%Peak (2016)
  • 4Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Whitehall. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Whitehall

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Newport East eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Newport County average of 6.0 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 63rd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% 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 44005040302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44005040302?

Census tract 44005040302 in the Whitehall neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (Moderate 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 44005040302?

Median gross rent is $1,946/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 44005040302?

13.5% of residents in tract 44005040302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,876.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 44005040302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 66th, minority 57th, housing 58th.
Q5

Is tract 44005040302 considered part of Whitehall?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44005040302 fall within Whitehall (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44005040302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 44005040302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.34% of renter households, peaking at 1.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 44005040302 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.9% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 44005040302 compare to Newport East overall?

Tract 44005040302 scores 4.6/10, lower than the parent city of Newport East at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Newport East eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Newport East

Top eight tracts in Newport East ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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