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Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Campostella Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Norfolk

Tract 51710004600 · Norfolk city, VA · pop 2,071 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 51710004600 (the Campostella Heights area of Norfolk, Virginia) comes in at 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #58,692 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

31% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $738 a month while the average household earns $41,011 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 54% Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units760
Renter share78.2%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate23.2%
Median income$41,011

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Campostella Heights
Very Low
Within parent city
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#16 of 80 tracts In Norfolk
High
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 80 tracts In Norfolk city
High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#129 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Norfolk and the region

Centroid at 36.8434, -76.2500 · click any tract to drill in

Why Campostella Heights scores 5.5

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
23.2% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$738 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Campostella Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Campostella Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 004600Norfolk: 4.54.5Norfolkparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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)

  • 329Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 33.22%Avg annual filing rate
  • 34.1%Peak (2016)
  • 171Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Campostella Heights. 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 Campostella Heights

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.8/10. 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 below the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 77th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 329 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 33.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 34.1% of renter households in 2016.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 51710004600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51710004600?

Census tract 51710004600 in the Campostella Heights 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 51710004600?

Median gross rent is $738/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51710004600?

23.2% of residents in tract 51710004600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,071.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51710004600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 47th, minority 94th, housing 42th.
Q5

Is tract 51710004600 considered part of Campostella Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51710004600 fall within Campostella Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51710004600?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 329 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 51710004600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 33.22% of renter households, peaking at 34.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51710004600 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.4% 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. 26.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51710004600 compare to Norfolk overall?

Tract 51710004600 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 51710004600 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Norfolk

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

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