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Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally

Sharon Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Mechanicsville

Tract 51085320902 · Hanover County, VA · pop 2,767 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 51085320902 covers part of the Sharon Park area of Mechanicsville, VA, and scores 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,767. 15% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well under the Hanover County average of 36.2%.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 14% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,111
Renter share15.9%
SVI overall0.04
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$115,270

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Sharon Park
Moderate
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 9 tracts In Mechanicsville
Elevated
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 25 tracts In Hanover County
Elevated
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#1,111 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mechanicsville and the region

Centroid at 37.6352, -77.3842 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sharon Park scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mechanicsville
8.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,122 rent vs county FMR
7.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mechanicsville
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mechanicsville
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mechanicsville
5.4

How Sharon Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sharon Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.9This tracttract 3209024.0Mechanicsvilleparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 4

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

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 Sharon Park

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 8.7/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.6/10. The voucher gap is 24.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.

On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.8/10. At $2,122 a month, rents run 23% over what the rest of Mechanicsville commands. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Food insecurity runs 8.8% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 7.0% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #50,654 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

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 1.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Hanover County average of 3.9 closely. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $115,270.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 51085320902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51085320902?

Census tract 51085320902 in the Sharon Park neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 51085320902?

Median gross rent is $2,122/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51085320902?

7.0% of residents in tract 51085320902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,767.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51085320902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 4th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 7th, minority 19th, housing 7th.
Q5

Is tract 51085320902 considered part of Sharon Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51085320902 fall within Sharon Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 51085320902 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.5% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 51085320902 compare to Mechanicsville overall?

Tract 51085320902 scores 3.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Mechanicsville at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mechanicsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Mechanicsville

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

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