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Glen Rock Eviction Risk: Moderate , Norfolk

Tract 51710006901 · Norfolk city, VA · pop 3,056 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 51710006901 (the Glen Rock area of Norfolk, Virginia) comes in at 5.2/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 44th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,518 a month while the average household earns $70,510 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 30% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,269
Renter share58.2%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$70,510

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Glen Rock
Moderate
Within parent city
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#50 of 80 tracts In Norfolk
Low
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#50 of 80 tracts In Norfolk city
Low
Within state
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#453 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Norfolk and the region

Centroid at 36.8531, -76.1997 · click any tract to drill in

Why Glen Rock scores 4.3

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
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,518 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Glen Rock compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Glen Rock risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 006901Norfolk: 4.54.5Norfolkparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

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)

  • 472Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 36.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 47.4%Peak (2016)
  • 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Glen Rock

The heaviest input here is housing court bias at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 84th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 51710006901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51710006901?

Census tract 51710006901 in the Glen Rock neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 51710006901?

Median gross rent is $1,518/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51710006901?

13.1% of residents in tract 51710006901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,056.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51710006901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 75th, minority 79th, housing 75th.
Q5

Is tract 51710006901 considered part of Glen Rock?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51710006901 fall within Glen Rock (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51710006901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 472 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 51710006901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 36.30% of renter households, peaking at 47.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51710006901 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.0% 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. 11.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51710006901 compare to Norfolk overall?

Tract 51710006901 scores 4.3/10, right in line with 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Norfolk

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

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