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West Munden Eviction Risk: Lower , Chesapeake

Tract 51550020808 · Chesapeake city, VA · pop 3,459 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of 3.9/10, tract 51550020808 in the West Munden area of Chesapeake, VA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,459 residents. 70% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Chesapeake City average of 49.2%.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 9% Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,452
Renter share31.7%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate12.1%
Median income$90,160

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In West Munden
Very Low
Within parent city
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 61 tracts In Chesapeake
Elevated
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 61 tracts In Chesapeake city
Elevated
Within state
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#1,111 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chesapeake and the region

Centroid at 36.7979, -76.2482 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Munden scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
12.1% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,791 rent vs county FMR
5.6
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.
West Munden risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.9This tracttract 0208083.4Chesapeakeparent city3.6Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

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)

  • 373Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 11.64%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.0%Peak (2011)
  • 55Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 51550020808
Filings dropped 32% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Munden

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 3/10.

Court records carry 373 eviction filings across 6 observed years. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 3/10.

Average gross rent is $1,791, 13% above the Chesapeake average. Filings peaked in 2011 at 14.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 11.6% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 40th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.8/10.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Chesapeake City average of 3.6 closely.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $90,160. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 51550020808

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51550020808?

Census tract 51550020808 in the West Munden neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 51550020808?

Median gross rent is $1,791/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51550020808?

12.1% of residents in tract 51550020808 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,459.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51550020808?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 70th, minority 83th, housing 15th.
Q5

Is tract 51550020808 considered part of West Munden?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51550020808 fall within West Munden (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51550020808?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 373 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 51550020808 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.64% of renter households, peaking at 14.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51550020808 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.4% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51550020808 compare to Chesapeake overall?

Tract 51550020808 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Chesapeake at 3.4/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chesapeake

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

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