Laurel Village Eviction Risk: Moderate

93% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. 61% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Henrico County average of 47.8%. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.1/10.

Set annual rent against average income of $47,903 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.6/10.

16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 1.3 points above the Henrico County average of 4.3.

At $1,298 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Laurel commands. The filing record is not thin: 456 evictions over 2 years of observation. Filings peaked in 2016 at 24.4% of renter households.

In a typical year about 22.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 8.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the VA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.