Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
West Munden Eviction Risk: Lower , Chesapeake
Tract 51550020400 · Chesapeake city, VA · pop 2,859 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.1/10 for census tract 51550020400 reflects conditions in the West Munden neighborhood of Chesapeake, Virginia. On the national scale it ranks #73,275 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,392 a month against an average household income of $70,637 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,049
Renter share37.2%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate9.9%
Median income$70,637
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
50
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chesapeake and the region
Centroid at 36.8086, -76.2762 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Munden scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chesapeake
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
9.9% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,392 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chesapeake
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chesapeake
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chesapeake
3.5
How West Munden compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 73%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 37%Grade C
- 15%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
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.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 644Total filings over 6 yrs
- 20.43%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.1%Peak (2012)
- 122Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 63% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Munden. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 14.0%Housing insecurity
- 9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.6%Food insecurity
- 12.8%SNAP enrollment
- 9.0%Transit barriers
- 9.1%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 30.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Munden
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 3.5/10. 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 Chesapeake eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Chesapeake City County average of 4.3 and below the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Part of this tract, about 15% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 51550020400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51550020400?
Census tract 51550020400 in the West Munden neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 51550020400?
Median gross rent is $1,392/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51550020400?
9.9% of residents in tract 51550020400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,859.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51550020400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 37th, minority 58th, housing 24th.
Q5
Is tract 51550020400 considered part of West Munden?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51550020400 fall within West Munden (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51550020400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 644 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 51550020400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.43% of renter households, peaking at 22.1% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 51550020400 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.0% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 51550020400 compare to Chesapeake overall?
Tract 51550020400 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Chesapeake at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chesapeake eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 51550020400 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 15% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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