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Ballentine Place Eviction Risk: Moderate , Norfolk

Tract 51710003300 · Norfolk city, VA · pop 2,502 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 51710003300 covers the Ballentine Place neighborhood of Norfolk, home to 2,502 residents. For landlords it grades 5.2/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 44% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,103 a month while the average household earns $69,310 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 28% Owners 50%
Tract context
Occupied units1,040
Renter share50.2%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate20.7%
Median income$69,310

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Ballentine Place
Very Low
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#30 of 80 tracts In Norfolk
Elevated
Within county
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#27 of 80 tracts In Norfolk city
Elevated
Within state
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#263 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Norfolk and the region

Centroid at 36.8665, -76.2536 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ballentine Place scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
20.7% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,103 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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 Ballentine Place compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ballentine Place risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 003300Norfolk: 4.54.5Norfolkparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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)

  • 209Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 30.58%Avg annual filing rate
  • 35.4%Peak (2011)
  • 95Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Ballentine Place. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ballentine Place

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.2/10. 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 about the same as 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.

Part of this tract, about 10% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 209 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 30.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 35.4% 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 51710003300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51710003300?

Census tract 51710003300 in the Ballentine Place neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 51710003300?

Median gross rent is $1,103/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51710003300?

20.7% of residents in tract 51710003300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,502.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51710003300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 27th, minority 81th, housing 12th.
Q5

Is tract 51710003300 considered part of Ballentine Place?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51710003300 fall within Ballentine Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51710003300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 209 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 51710003300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 30.58% of renter households, peaking at 35.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51710003300 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. 15.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51710003300 compare to Norfolk overall?

Tract 51710003300 scores 4.9/10, 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 51710003300 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. 10% 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Norfolk

Top eight tracts in Norfolk ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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