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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Menchville Eviction Risk: Lower , Newport News

Tract 51700032002 · Newport News city, VA · pop 5,450 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 3/10, tract 51700032002 in the Menchville area of Newport News, VA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,450. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 9% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units2,168
Renter share17.2%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate8.1%
Median income$96,554

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Menchville
Moderate
Within parent city
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#37 of 47 tracts In Newport News
Low
Within county
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#37 of 47 tracts In Newport News city
Low
Within state
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#1,798 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Newport News and the region

Centroid at 37.0921, -76.5241 · click any tract to drill in

Why Menchville scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Newport News
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
8.1% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,687 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Newport News
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Newport News
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Newport News
4.5

How Menchville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Menchville risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0320024.0Newport Newsparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 7

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)

  • 173Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 17.67%Avg annual filing rate
  • 24.7%Peak (2013)
  • 17Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2012 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 51700032002
Filings dropped 55% over the past 5 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 Menchville

Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,687, 26% above the Newport News average.

Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2/10. Against the Newport News City average of 4.1, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points.

Court records carry 173 eviction filings across 5 observed years. Food insecurity runs 10.6% against 17.8% nationally.

SNAP participation runs 8.1% against 15.2% nationally. Filings peaked in 2013 at 24.7% of renter households.

In a typical year about 17.7% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 17% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.6/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 51700032002

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51700032002?

Census tract 51700032002 in the Menchville neighborhood scores 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 51700032002?

Median gross rent is $1,687/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51700032002?

8.1% of residents in tract 51700032002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,450.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51700032002?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 19th, household 5th, minority 54th, housing 10th.
Q5

Is tract 51700032002 considered part of Menchville?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51700032002 fall within Menchville (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51700032002?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 173 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 51700032002 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.67% of renter households, peaking at 24.7% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51700032002 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.5% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51700032002 compare to Newport News overall?

Tract 51700032002 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Newport News at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Newport News eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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