Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Mechanic Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Westerly
Tract 44009050802 · Washington County, RI · pop 3,748 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 44009050802 runs through the Mechanic Street Historic District area of Westerly. With 3,748 residents, it scores 4.4/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 20% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 11% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,521 a month while the average household earns $80,723 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,674
Renter share30.5%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$80,723
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Westerly and the region
Centroid at 41.3565, -71.8241 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mechanic Street Historic District scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Westerly
6.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.0
State political climate
Rhode Island legislature & governorship
5.5
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,521 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Westerly
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Westerly
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Westerly
4.6
How Mechanic Street Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 39%Household composition
- 16%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%Housing & transportation
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)
- 22Total filings over 2 yrs
- 1.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.3%Peak (2015)
- 8Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 5.1%No health insurance
- 13.5%Frequent mental distress
- 25.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mechanic Street Historic District
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.2/10. 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 Westerly eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Washington County average of 5.2 and below the Rhode Island statewide average of 5.9. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st 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 22 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 1.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.3% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 44009050802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 44009050802?
Census tract 44009050802 in the Mechanic Street Historic District neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 44009050802?
Median gross rent is $1,521/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 11% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 44009050802?
4.4% of residents in tract 44009050802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,748.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 44009050802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 39th, minority 16th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 44009050802 considered part of Mechanic Street Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 44009050802 fall within Mechanic Street Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 44009050802?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 44009050802 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.79% of renter households, peaking at 2.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 44009050802 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 44009050802 compare to Westerly overall?
Tract 44009050802 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Westerly at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Westerly eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Westerly
Top eight tracts in Westerly ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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