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Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

White Pine Eviction Risk: Lower , Christiansburg

Tract 51121020900 · Montgomery County, VA · pop 4,798 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 51121020900, home to 4,798 residents in the White Pine area of Christiansburg, scores 4.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 33% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,202 a month against an average household income of $75,723 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 39% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 31% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,961
Renter share39.4%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$75,723

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In White Pine
Moderate
Within parent city
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In Christiansburg
Elevated
Within county
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 23 tracts In Montgomery County
Low
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#744 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Christiansburg and the region

Centroid at 37.1285, -80.3414 · click any tract to drill in

Why White Pine scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Christiansburg
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,202 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Christiansburg
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Christiansburg
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Christiansburg
5.2

How White Pine compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
White Pine risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 020900Christiansburg: 3.33.3Christiansburgparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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 White Pine

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Christiansburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 51121020900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51121020900?

Census tract 51121020900 in the White Pine neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 51121020900?

Median gross rent is $1,202/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51121020900?

10.9% of residents in tract 51121020900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,798.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51121020900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 27th, minority 24th, housing 59th.
Q5

Is tract 51121020900 considered part of White Pine?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51121020900 fall within White Pine (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 51121020900 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 51121020900 compare to Christiansburg overall?

Tract 51121020900 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Christiansburg at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Christiansburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Christiansburg

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

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