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Laurel West Eviction Risk: Moderate , Glen Allen

Tract 51087200906 · Henrico County, VA · pop 4,455 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 51087200906 belongs to Laurel West in Glen Allen, Virginia. It is home to 4,455 residents and scores 5.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,507 a month while the average household earns $78,095 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 5% Owners 86%

Tract context

Occupied units1,746

Renter share14.3%

SVI overall0.22

Poverty rate3.1%

Median income$78,095

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Glen Allen and the region

Centroid at 37.6635, -77.4995 · click any tract to drill in

Why Laurel West scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Glen Allen

4.3

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.5

State political climate

Virginia legislature & governorship

3.2

Economic stress

3.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,507 rent vs county FMR

3.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Glen Allen

4.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Glen Allen

5.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Glen Allen

3.7

How Laurel West compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 22

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

34%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
5%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

17Total filings over 2 yrs
3.25%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%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.

11.7%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
13.9%Food insecurity
11.5%SNAP enrollment
7.8%Transit barriers
8.6%No health insurance
16.6%Frequent mental distress
31.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Laurel West

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 5.3/10. 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 Glen Allen, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Henrico County average of 6.1 and above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 22nd 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 17 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 3.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.3% 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 51087200906

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51087200906?

Census tract 51087200906 in the Laurel West neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 51087200906?

Median gross rent is $1,507/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 51087200906?

3.1% of residents in tract 51087200906 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,455.

How socially vulnerable is tract 51087200906?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 49th, minority 62th, housing 5th.

Is tract 51087200906 considered part of Laurel West?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51087200906 fall within Laurel West (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51087200906?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 51087200906 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.25% of renter households, peaking at 3.3% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 51087200906 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 51087200906 compare to Glen Allen overall?

Tract 51087200906 scores 4.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Glen Allen at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Glen Allen; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Glen Allen

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