Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Beechmont Eviction Risk: Moderate , Newport News
Tract 51700032227 · Newport News city, VA · pop 4,942 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 51700032227 covers part of the Beechmont area of Newport News, VA, and scores 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,942 residents. Against Newport News City at 49.3%, 29% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 44%
Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,062
Renter share61.6%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate20.3%
Median income$62,119
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Newport News and the region
Centroid at 37.1505, -76.5602 · click any tract to drill in
Why Beechmont scores 4.8
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
20.3% poverty · this tract
5.1
Supply constraint
$1,253 rent vs county FMR
2.4
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 Beechmont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 13%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Beechmont. 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.
- 17.3%Housing insecurity
- 11.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.1%Food insecurity
- 19.1%SNAP enrollment
- 11.5%Transit barriers
- 10.8%No health insurance
- 19.0%Frequent mental distress
- 33.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Beechmont
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.8/10. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 14%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, supply constraint reads 2.4/10. The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Against the Newport News City average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent is $1,253, close to the Newport News average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $62,119. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 51700032227
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51700032227?
Census tract 51700032227 in the Beechmont neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 51700032227?
Median gross rent is $1,253/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51700032227?
20.3% of residents in tract 51700032227 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,942.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51700032227?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 73th, minority 79th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 51700032227 considered part of Beechmont?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51700032227 fall within Beechmont (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51700032227 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.3% 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51700032227 compare to Newport News overall?
Tract 51700032227 scores 4.8/10, higher 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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