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Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Campostella Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Norfolk

Tract 51710005100 · Norfolk city, VA · pop 4,252 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 51710005100 (the Campostella Heights area of Norfolk, Virginia) comes in at 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 67% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

50% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $931 a month against an average household income of $36,351 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 35% Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,791
Renter share69.0%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate37.8%
Median income$36,351

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Campostella Heights
Very High
Within parent city
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 80 tracts In Norfolk
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 80 tracts In Norfolk city
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Norfolk and the region

Centroid at 36.8322, -76.2589 · click any tract to drill in

Why Campostella Heights scores 6.2

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
37.8% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$931 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: 6.26.2This tracttract 005100Norfolk: 4.54.5Norfolkparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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)

  • 598Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 31.68%Avg annual filing rate
  • 28.3%Peak (2016)
  • 300Filings 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

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.4/10. 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 above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 22% 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 598 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 31.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 28.3% 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 51710005100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51710005100?

Census tract 51710005100 in the Campostella Heights neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 51710005100?

Median gross rent is $931/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51710005100?

37.8% of residents in tract 51710005100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,252.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51710005100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 60th, minority 94th, housing 73th.
Q5

Is tract 51710005100 considered part of Campostella Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51710005100 fall within Campostella Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51710005100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 598 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 51710005100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 31.68% of renter households, peaking at 28.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51710005100 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.0% 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. 25.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51710005100 compare to Norfolk overall?

Tract 51710005100 scores 6.2/10, 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 51710005100 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. 22% 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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