Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Whitehall Eviction Risk: Moderate , Newport East
Tract 44005040304 · Newport County, RI · pop 3,411 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 44005040304 runs through the Whitehall area of Newport East. With 3,411 residents, it scores 5.9/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 71% of US census tracts.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,616 a month while the average household earns $84,032 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,487
Renter share42.4%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$84,032
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Newport East and the region
Centroid at 41.5317, -71.2805 · click any tract to drill in
Why Whitehall scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,616 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 96%Housing & transportation
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)
- 20Total filings over 1 yrs
- 2.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.0%Peak (2016)
- 20Filings 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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.3%Food insecurity
- 11.3%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 7.0%No health insurance
- 15.8%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
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 about the same as the Newport County average of 6.0 and in line with the Rhode Island statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 20 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 3.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.0% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 44005040304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44005040304?
Census tract 44005040304 in the Whitehall neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 44005040304?
Median gross rent is $1,616/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44005040304?
9.5% of residents in tract 44005040304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,411.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44005040304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 68th, minority 43th, housing 96th.
Q5
Is tract 44005040304 considered part of Whitehall?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44005040304 fall within Whitehall (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44005040304?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 44005040304 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.99% of renter households, peaking at 3.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 44005040304 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 44005040304 compare to Newport East overall?
Tract 44005040304 scores 4.2/10, 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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