Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Westchester Eviction Risk: Lower , Petersburg
Tract 51730810900 · Petersburg city, VA · pop 3,265 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Here is how census tract 51730810900, in the Westchester neighborhood of Petersburg eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.7/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,265. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,383 a month while the average household earns $82,217 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,120
Renter share32.4%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$82,217
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Petersburg and the region
Centroid at 37.2090, -77.3777 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westchester scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Petersburg
8.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.8
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,383 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Petersburg
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Petersburg
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Petersburg
7.3
How Westchester compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 100%Household composition
- 87%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
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)
- 1,944Total filings over 7 yrs
- 49.25%Avg annual filing rate
- 64.3%Peak (2010)
- 159Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 7 months.
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.
- 18.6%Housing insecurity
- 12.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.0%Food insecurity
- 21.2%SNAP enrollment
- 11.8%Transit barriers
- 10.3%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 38.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westchester
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Petersburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Petersburg City County average of 7.1 and above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,944 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 49.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 64.3% of renter households in 2010.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 51730810900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51730810900?
Census tract 51730810900 in the Westchester neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 51730810900?
Median gross rent is $1,383/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51730810900?
7.6% of residents in tract 51730810900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,265.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51730810900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 100th, minority 87th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 51730810900 considered part of Westchester?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51730810900 fall within Westchester (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51730810900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,944 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 51730810900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 49.25% of renter households, peaking at 64.3% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 51730810900 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.6% 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. 12.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 51730810900 compare to Petersburg overall?
Tract 51730810900 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Petersburg at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Petersburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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