Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
South Hopkinton Eviction Risk: Lower , Ashaway
Tract 44009050702 · Washington County, RI · pop 4,198 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 44009050702 covers part of the South Hopkinton area of Ashaway, RI, and scores 3.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,198 residents. 11% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far below the Washington County average of 40.2%.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,639
Renter share16.5%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$100,742
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
22
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ashaway and the region
Centroid at 41.4328, -71.7583 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Hopkinton scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ashaway
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,324 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ashaway
1.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ashaway
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ashaway
1.6
How South Hopkinton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%Housing & transportation
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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.9%Food insecurity
- 8.2%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 15.2%Frequent mental distress
- 23.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Hopkinton
The main counterweight is economic stress at 1.2/10. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.4/10.
Running cool, housing-court posture reads 1.6/10. At $1,324 a month, rents run 17% under what the rest of Ashaway commands.
Food insecurity runs 8.9% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 8.2% against 15.2% nationally.
It sits 0.7 points below the Washington County average of 4.3. On the national scale it lands near the 33rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $100,742, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 44009050702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44009050702?
Census tract 44009050702 in the South Hopkinton neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 44009050702?
Median gross rent is $1,324/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44009050702?
4.9% of residents in tract 44009050702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,198.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44009050702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 19th, minority 6th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 44009050702 considered part of South Hopkinton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44009050702 fall within South Hopkinton (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 44009050702 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 44009050702 compare to Ashaway overall?
Tract 44009050702 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Ashaway at 3.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ashaway eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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