Neighborhood · Ranked #25,210 of 84,120 nationally

Edgewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cranston

Tract 44007013400 · Providence County, RI · pop 3,967 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 44007013400 sits in the Edgewood neighborhood of Cranston, Rhode Island. It has a population of 3,967 and an eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). 53% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 28% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,204/month against a median household income of $99,964 — roughly 14% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 17% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units1,677

Renter share36.7%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate6.8%

Median income$99,964

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cranston and the region

Centroid at 41.7701, -71.3892 · click any tract to drill in

Why Edgewood scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cranston

5.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.1

State political climate

Rhode Island legislature & governorship

5.5

Economic stress

6.8% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,204 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cranston

3.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cranston

4.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cranston

5.5

How Edgewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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

32%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
27%Racial/ethnic minority
40%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A — Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

38%Grade A
25%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org) — 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

60Total filings over 2 yrs
4.69%Avg annual filing rate
5.7%Peak (2016)
34Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

72Total filings 2020-21
0.9Avg monthly (observed)
2.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.43×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-05-01

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Portland, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Edgewood. 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.

9.8%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
5.1%No health insurance
15.2%Frequent mental distress
25.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 44007013400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44007013400?

Census tract 44007013400 in the Edgewood neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 44007013400?

Median gross rent is $1,204/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 44007013400?

6.8% of residents in tract 44007013400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,967.

How socially vulnerable is tract 44007013400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 69th, minority 27th, housing 40th.

Is tract 44007013400 considered part of Edgewood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44007013400 fall within Edgewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44007013400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 60 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 44007013400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.69% of renter households, peaking at 5.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 44007013400 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.43× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings dropped sharply — likely a moratorium effect. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Portland, OR), 2020-2021.

What share of households in tract 44007013400 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 44007013400 compare to Cranston overall?

Tract 44007013400 scores 5.8/10 — higher than the parent city of Cranston at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cranston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Q10

Was tract 44007013400 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cranston

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