Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Riverview Eviction Risk: Moderate , Norfolk
Tract 51710002900 · Norfolk city, VA · pop 3,535 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 51710002900 runs through Riverview in Norfolk. With 3,535 residents, it scores 5.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 55% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,209 a month while the average household earns $53,553 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 55% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,564
Renter share55.1%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate24.8%
Median income$53,553
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norfolk and the region
Centroid at 36.8754, -76.2797 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverview scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Norfolk
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
24.8% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,209 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Norfolk
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Norfolk
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Norfolk
5.0
How Riverview compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 88%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 1%Grade B
- 58%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 697Total filings over 2 yrs
- 36.83%Avg annual filing rate
- 46.5%Peak (2011)
- 267Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.
- 21.8%Housing insecurity
- 16.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.1%Food insecurity
- 26.9%SNAP enrollment
- 14.8%Transit barriers
- 11.4%No health insurance
- 20.2%Frequent mental distress
- 36.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverview
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.2/10. 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 Norfolk eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Norfolk City County average of 5.1 and in line with the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 21.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 697 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 36.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 46.5% of renter households in 2011.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 51710002900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51710002900?
Census tract 51710002900 in the Riverview neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 51710002900?
Median gross rent is $1,209/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51710002900?
24.8% of residents in tract 51710002900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,535.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51710002900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 18th, minority 88th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 51710002900 considered part of Riverview?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51710002900 fall within Riverview (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51710002900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 697 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 51710002900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 36.83% of renter households, peaking at 46.5% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 51710002900 struggle to pay rent?
About 21.8% 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. 16.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 51710002900 compare to Norfolk overall?
Tract 51710002900 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Norfolk at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Norfolk eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 51710002900 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.1
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