Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,188 of 84,120 nationally
Oaklawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cranston
Tract 44007014200 · Providence County, RI · pop 4,920 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 44007014200 sits in the Oaklawn neighborhood of Cranston, Rhode Island. It has a population of 4,920 and an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). 26% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 9% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,564/month against a median household income of $100,938 — roughly 19% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units866
Renter share9.5%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate10.2%
Median income$100,938
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
8
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cranston and the region
Centroid at 41.7423, -71.4624 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oaklawn scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
10.2% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,564 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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 Oaklawn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 50%Socioeconomic
- 10%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%Housing & transportation
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)
- 8Total filings over 2 yrs
- 3.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.8%Peak (2016)
- 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 23Total filings 2020-21
- 0.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.4Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.73×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Eviction Lab tracked Portland, OR as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Oaklawn. 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.
- 18.5%Housing insecurity
- 10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.1%Food insecurity
- 16.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.2%Transit barriers
- 12.1%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 44007014200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44007014200?
Census tract 44007014200 in the Oaklawn neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 44007014200?
Median gross rent is $1,564/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44007014200?
10.2% of residents in tract 44007014200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,920.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44007014200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 10th, minority 58th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 44007014200 considered part of Oaklawn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44007014200 fall within Oaklawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44007014200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 8 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 44007014200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.13% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
Did eviction filings in tract 44007014200 drop during COVID?
Pandemic-era filings ran 0.73× the pre-COVID monthly baseline. Filings ran modestly below normal. Tracked by the Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Portland, OR), 2020-2021.
Q8
What share of households in tract 44007014200 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.5% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q9
How does tract 44007014200 compare to Cranston overall?
Tract 44007014200 scores 5.2/10 — right in line with 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cranston
Top eight tracts in Cranston ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
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Oaklawn
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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Knightsville
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Edgewood
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Edgewood
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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