Village Green Eviction Risk: Moderate , Newport News

The poverty rate is 44%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 9.8/10. Set annual rent against average income of $46,216 and the ratio lands at 39%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

Food insecurity runs 33.8% against 17.8% nationally. 70% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10. 15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 1.3 points above the Newport News City average of 4.1.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 18.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The filing record is not thin: 1,821 evictions over 5 years of observation. At $1,489 a month, rents run 11% over what the rest of Newport News commands.

The worst year on record was 2012, when 53.9% of renter households were served.

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