River Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Norfolk
Tract 51710007001 · Norfolk city, VA · pop 2,331 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Here is how census tract 51710007001, in the River Oaks neighborhood of Norfolk eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.6/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,331. That is riskier than about 59% of US census tracts.
About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,530 monthly, set against $68,047 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 99% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Risk heat across Norfolk and the region
Centroid at 36.8632, -76.2177 · click any tract to drill in
Why River Oaks scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyHow River Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.SVI percentile: 74
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%Housing & transportation
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)
- 708Total filings over 2 yrs
- 61.56%Avg annual filing rate
- 64.0%Peak (2016)
- 439Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within River Oaks. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 29.2%Housing insecurity
- 21.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 36.6%Food insecurity
- 37.5%SNAP enrollment
- 19.8%Transit barriers
- 15.2%No health insurance
- 24.0%Frequent mental distress
- 40.2%Any disability
What drives eviction risk in River Oaks
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.1/10. 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 29.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 708 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 61.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 64.0% 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.
About tract 51710007001
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Highest-risk tracts in Norfolk
Top eight tracts in Norfolk ranked by composite eviction-risk score.