Neighborhood · Ranked #19,870 of 84,120 nationally

Pocasset Eviction Risk: Elevated , Cranston

Tract 44007013800 · Providence County, RI · pop 5,044 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 44007013800 sits in the Pocasset neighborhood of Cranston, Rhode Island. It has a population of 5,044 and an eviction-risk score of 6.0/10 (Elevated tier). 53% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 24% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,553/month against a median household income of $83,466 — roughly 22% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.0

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 13% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units2,230

Renter share26.4%

SVI overall0.24

Poverty rate9.8%

Median income$83,466

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cranston and the region

Centroid at 41.7664, -71.4387 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pocasset scores 6.0

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

9.8% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$1,553 rent vs county FMR

4.6

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 Pocasset compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

15%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
38%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.

14%Grade A
10%Grade B
1%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)

49Total filings over 2 yrs
5.07%Avg annual filing rate
6.1%Peak (2016)
29Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

214Total filings 2020-21
2.8Avg monthly (observed)
3.2Pre-pandemic baseline
0.87×Ratio to baseline

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

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

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.

12.3%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
11.0%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
6.6%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
26.3%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 44007013800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44007013800?

Census tract 44007013800 in the Pocasset neighborhood scores 6.0/10 (Elevated 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 44007013800?

Median gross rent is $1,553/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 44007013800?

9.8% of residents in tract 44007013800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,044.

How socially vulnerable is tract 44007013800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 38th, minority 43th, housing 38th.

Is tract 44007013800 considered part of Pocasset?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44007013800 fall within Pocasset (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44007013800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 49 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 44007013800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.07% of renter households, peaking at 6.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Did eviction filings in tract 44007013800 drop during COVID?

Pandemic-era filings ran 0.87× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Portland, OR), 2020-2021.

What share of households in tract 44007013800 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.3% 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.

How does tract 44007013800 compare to Cranston overall?

Tract 44007013800 scores 6.0/10 — 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 44007013800 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.