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Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally

Qualla Forest Eviction Risk: Lower , Rockwood

Tract 51041100812 · Chesterfield County, VA · pop 5,678 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

With a score of 4.9/10, tract 51041100812 in Qualla Forest in Rockwood ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,678 residents. That is riskier than roughly 34% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 15% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,344 a month while the average household earns $103,277 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 7% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units2,106
Renter share8.1%
SVI overall0.06
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$103,277

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Qualla Forest
Moderate
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Rockwood
Low
Within county
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#50 of 75 tracts In Chesterfield County
Low
Within state
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#1,590 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Rockwood and the region

Centroid at 37.4258, -77.5746 · click any tract to drill in

Why Qualla Forest scores 1.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Rockwood
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,344 rent vs county FMR
8.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rockwood
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rockwood
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rockwood
3.8

How Qualla Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Qualla Forest risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.71.7This tracttract 100812Rockwood: 3.33.3Rockwoodparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

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)

  • 177Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 14.47%Avg annual filing rate
  • 21.0%Peak (2010)
  • 22Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510411008122010: 38 filings (20.99/100 renter HHs)2011: 37 filings (20.90/100 renter HHs)2012: 17 filings (9.60/100 renter HHs)2013: 27 filings (15.25/100 renter HHs)2014: 22 filings (12.43/100 renter HHs)2015: 14 filings (7.91/100 renter HHs)2016: 22 filings (14.19/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 42% over the past 7 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Qualla Forest

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Rockwood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Chesterfield County average of 5.8 and below the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 177 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 14.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.0% of renter households in 2010.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 6th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 51041100812

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51041100812?

Census tract 51041100812 in the Qualla Forest neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 51041100812?

Median gross rent is $2,344/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51041100812?

2.2% of residents in tract 51041100812 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,678.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51041100812?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 45th, minority 52th, housing 2th.
Q5

Is tract 51041100812 considered part of Qualla Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51041100812 fall within Qualla Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51041100812?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 177 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 51041100812 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.47% of renter households, peaking at 21.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51041100812 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.7% 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.
Q8

How does tract 51041100812 compare to Rockwood overall?

Tract 51041100812 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Rockwood at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rockwood

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

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