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Woodland Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower , Chesapeake

Tract 51550021405 · Chesapeake city, VA · pop 1,877 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Woodland Terrace neighborhood of Chesapeake is where census tract 51550021405 sits, home to 1,877 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 4.3/10. That is riskier than about 17% of US census tracts.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,188 a month against an average household income of $69,211 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 25% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units680
Renter share55.3%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$69,211

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Woodland Terrace
Very Low
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#23 of 61 tracts In Chesapeake
Elevated
Within county
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 61 tracts In Chesapeake city
Elevated
Within state
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#1,210 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chesapeake and the region

Centroid at 36.7839, -76.3370 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodland Terrace scores 2.5

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
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,188 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Woodland Terrace compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodland Terrace risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 021405Chesapeake: 3.63.6Chesapeakeparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Woodland Terrace. 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 Woodland Terrace

The heaviest input here 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 92nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 51550021405

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51550021405?

Census tract 51550021405 in the Woodland Terrace neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 51550021405?

Median gross rent is $1,188/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51550021405?

5.3% of residents in tract 51550021405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,877.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51550021405?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 89th, minority 83th, housing 63th.
Q5

Is tract 51550021405 considered part of Woodland Terrace?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51550021405 fall within Woodland Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 51550021405 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.0% 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. 12.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 51550021405 compare to Chesapeake overall?

Tract 51550021405 scores 2.5/10, 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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