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Mount Tabor Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Blacksburg

Tract 51121020500 · Montgomery County, VA · pop 6,471 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Mount Tabor Village area of Blacksburg anchors census tract 51121020500, which lands at 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,309 a month against an average household income of $79,625 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 52% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 28% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units2,594
Renter share51.8%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate28.4%
Median income$79,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Mount Tabor Village
Moderate
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 10 tracts In Blacksburg
Low
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 23 tracts In Montgomery County
Elevated
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#145 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Blacksburg and the region

Centroid at 37.2629, -80.3818 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mount Tabor Village scores 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Blacksburg
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
28.4% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$1,309 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Blacksburg
9.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Blacksburg
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Blacksburg
9.5

How Mount Tabor Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Mount Tabor Village risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 020500Blacksburg: 3.73.7Blacksburgparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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 Mount Tabor Village

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Blacksburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Montgomery County average of 6.0 and above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 51121020500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51121020500?

Census tract 51121020500 in the Mount Tabor Village neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 51121020500?

Median gross rent is $1,309/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51121020500?

28.4% of residents in tract 51121020500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,471.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51121020500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 2th, minority 25th, housing 11th.
Q5

Is tract 51121020500 considered part of Mount Tabor Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51121020500 fall within Mount Tabor Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 51121020500 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.3% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 51121020500 compare to Blacksburg overall?

Tract 51121020500 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Blacksburg at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Blacksburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Blacksburg

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

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