Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Beechwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Newport News
Tract 51700032211 · Newport News city, VA · pop 6,634 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Eviction risk in the Beechwood neighborhood of Newport News centers on tract 51700032211, which scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 6,634 residents. On the national scale it ranks #50,108 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
21% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,719 a month against an average household income of $90,168 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 17% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units2,362
Renter share17.3%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$90,168
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
22
th percentile
Low
Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Newport News and the region
Centroid at 37.1308, -76.5656 · click any tract to drill in
Why Beechwood scores 3.6
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
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,719 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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 Beechwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%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)
- 215Total filings over 5 yrs
- 18.05%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.8%Peak (2013)
- 39Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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.
- 11.8%Housing insecurity
- 8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 12.9%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 15.9%Frequent mental distress
- 32.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Beechwood
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.1/10. 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 Newport News eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Newport News City County average of 5.8 and in line with the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 22nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 215 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 18.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.8% of renter households in 2013.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 51700032211
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51700032211?
Census tract 51700032211 in the Beechwood neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 51700032211?
Median gross rent is $1,719/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51700032211?
10.7% of residents in tract 51700032211 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,634.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51700032211?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 67th, minority 61th, housing 2th.
Q5
Is tract 51700032211 considered part of Beechwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51700032211 fall within Beechwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51700032211?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 215 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 51700032211 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.05% of renter households, peaking at 19.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 51700032211 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.8% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 51700032211 compare to Newport News overall?
Tract 51700032211 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Newport News at 4.3/10. 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
Ivy Park
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · VA
Newsome
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · VA
Tuckers Creek
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · VA
Eastwood
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · VA
Village Green
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · VA
Christophers Shores
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · VA
Newsome
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · VA
North End
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Related