Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Gayton Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Short Pump
Tract 51087200140 ·
Henrico County, VA · pop 4,801 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 51087200140 in the Gayton Park area of Short Pump, VA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,801 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%Stable renters 26%Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,968
Renter share51.6%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate4.0%
Median income$115,256
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Gayton Park
Moderate
Within parent city
88th percentile
#2 of 9 tracts In Short Pump
High
Within county
23th percentile
#66 of 85 tracts In Henrico County
Low
Within state
18th percentile
#1,798 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Short Pump and the region
Centroid at 37.6555, -77.6382 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gayton Park scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Short Pump
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
4.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,967 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Short Pump
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Short Pump
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Short Pump
3.7
How Gayton Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
8%Socioeconomic
32%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
81%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.
6.7%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
4.8%Transit barriers
5.0%No health insurance
13.5%Frequent mental distress
23.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gayton Park
The severe-burden share is 32%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.6/10.
Against the Henrico County average of 4.3, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.3 points. SNAP participation runs 5.1% against 15.2% nationally.
The voucher gap is 15.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Housing insecurity runs 6.7% against 14.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.9/10. Statewide the VA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 51% of renters.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 51087200140
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51087200140?
Census tract 51087200140 in the Gayton Park neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 51087200140?
Median gross rent is $1,967/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51087200140?
4.0% of residents in tract 51087200140 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,801.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51087200140?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 32th, minority 42th, housing 81th.
Q5
Is tract 51087200140 considered part of Gayton Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51087200140 fall within Gayton Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51087200140 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.7% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51087200140 compare to Short Pump overall?
Tract 51087200140 scores 3/10, right in line with the parent city of Short Pump at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Short Pump eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Short Pump
Top eight tracts in Short Pump ranked by composite eviction-risk score.