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Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally

Newport Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 44005040700 · Newport County, RI · pop 3,264 · 99% of tract blocks fall in Newport

How risky is Newport in Newport County for landlords? Census tract 44005040700 scores 6.4/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #13,369 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,119 a month against an average household income of $112,887 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 15% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,661
Renter share25.9%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$112,887

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 8 tracts In Newport
Very Low
Within county
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 23 tracts In Newport County
Moderate
Within state
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#95 of 247 tracts In Rhode Island
Elevated
National
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#44,543 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Newport and the region

Centroid at 41.4886, -71.2979 · click any tract to drill in

Why Newport scores 3.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Newport
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$2,119 rent vs county FMR
8.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Newport
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Newport
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Newport
7.3

How Newport compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Newport risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.83.8This tracttract 040700Newport: 5.85.8Newportparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.53.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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)

  • 7Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.17%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.2%Peak (2016)
  • 7Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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 Newport

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 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 11th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 7 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 1.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.2% of renter households in 2016.

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 44005040700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44005040700?

Census tract 44005040700 in Newport scores 3.8/10 (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 44005040700?

Median gross rent is $2,119/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 44005040700?

11.2% of residents in tract 44005040700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,264.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 44005040700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 6th, minority 23th, housing 9th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44005040700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 44005040700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.17% of renter households, peaking at 1.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 44005040700 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.6% 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. 4.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 44005040700 compare to Newport overall?

Tract 44005040700 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Newport at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Newport 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

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

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