Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Runnymede Eviction Risk: Lower , Newport News
Tract 51700032005 · Newport News city, VA · pop 2,363 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
51700032005 is a census tract in the Runnymede area of Newport News, VA. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Against Newport News City at 49.3%, about a quarter of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units959
Renter share14.1%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate5.0%
Median income$96,518
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
18
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Newport News and the region
Centroid at 37.1087, -76.5364 · click any tract to drill in
Why Runnymede scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
5.0% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,757 rent vs county FMR
5.4
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 Runnymede compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 48%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%Housing & transportation
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)
- 144Total filings over 5 yrs
- 17.84%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.8%Peak (2013)
- 19Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 49% 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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 7.8%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 16.0%Frequent mental distress
- 29.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Runnymede
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.8/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.3/10. Average gross rent is $1,757, 31% above the Newport News average.
On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. Against the Newport News City average of 4.1, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points.
Court records carry 144 eviction filings across 5 observed years. Food insecurity runs 10.4% against 17.8% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 7.8% against 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2013, when 24.8% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 17.8% of renter households face a filing.
On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 14% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the VA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 51700032005
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51700032005?
Census tract 51700032005 in the Runnymede 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 51700032005?
Median gross rent is $1,757/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51700032005?
5.0% of residents in tract 51700032005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,363.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51700032005?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 30th, minority 48th, housing 1th.
Q5
Is tract 51700032005 considered part of Runnymede?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51700032005 fall within Runnymede (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51700032005?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 144 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 51700032005 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 17.84% of renter households, peaking at 24.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 51700032005 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 51700032005 compare to Newport News overall?
Tract 51700032005 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Newport News
Top eight tracts in Newport News ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · VA
Village Green
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · VA
Ivy Park
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · VA
Christophers Shores
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · VA
Tuckers Creek
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · VA
Newsome
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · VA
Newsome
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · VA
North End
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · VA
Eastwood
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Related