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Savanna Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Chesapeake

Tract 51550021012 · Chesapeake city, VA · pop 6,019 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 51550021012 runs through Savanna Heights in Chesapeake. With 6,019 residents, it scores 4.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 13% of US census tracts.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,773 a month while the average household earns $130,225 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 6% Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units2,139
Renter share9.9%
SVI overall0.10
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$130,225

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Savanna Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#53 of 61 tracts In Chesapeake
Very Low
Within county
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#53 of 61 tracts In Chesapeake city
Very Low
Within state
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#1,847 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chesapeake and the region

Centroid at 36.6954, -76.2195 · click any tract to drill in

Why Savanna Heights scores 1.3

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
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,773 rent vs county FMR
5.5
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 Savanna Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Savanna Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.31.3This tracttract 021012Chesapeake: 3.63.6Chesapeakeparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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)

  • 215Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 9.98%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.2%Peak (2014)
  • 41Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 515500210122011: 35 filings (9.64/100 renter HHs)2012: 15 filings (4.13/100 renter HHs)2013: 29 filings (7.99/100 renter HHs)2014: 48 filings (13.22/100 renter HHs)2015: 47 filings (12.95/100 renter HHs)2016: 41 filings (11.92/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 17% over the past 6 months.
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 Savanna Heights

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 10th 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 7.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% 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 51550021012

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51550021012?

Census tract 51550021012 in the Savanna Heights neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 51550021012?

Median gross rent is $1,773/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51550021012?

4.9% of residents in tract 51550021012 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,019.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51550021012?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 14th, minority 24th, housing 12th.
Q5

Is tract 51550021012 considered part of Savanna Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51550021012 fall within Savanna Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51550021012?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 215 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 51550021012 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.98% of renter households, peaking at 13.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51550021012 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51550021012 compare to Chesapeake overall?

Tract 51550021012 scores 1.3/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chesapeake

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

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