Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Walmsley Village Eviction Risk: Lower , Richmond
Tract 51760070901 ·
Richmond city, VA · pop 5,607 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
51760070901 is a census tract in the Walmsley Village area of Richmond, VA. It scores 3/10 for landlords. Population here is 5,607. Against Richmond City at 50.2%, 23% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 32%Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,996
Renter share41.9%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$82,778
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Walmsley Village
Moderate
Within parent city
16th percentile
#63 of 75 tracts In Richmond
Very Low
Within county
16th percentile
#63 of 75 tracts In Richmond city
Very Low
Within state
18th percentile
#1,798 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Richmond and the region
Centroid at 37.4747, -77.4612 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walmsley Village scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Richmond
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,325 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Richmond
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Richmond
6.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Richmond
5.0
How Walmsley Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
89%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
36%Housing & transportation
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.
22.0%Housing insecurity
13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
25.4%Food insecurity
21.3%SNAP enrollment
12.7%Transit barriers
15.3%No health insurance
18.7%Frequent mental distress
37.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walmsley Village
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 8.4/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.8/10.
Against the Richmond City average of 4.3, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.3 points. Severe burden reaches 13%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Housing insecurity runs 22.0% against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 25.4% against 17.8% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the VA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $1,325, close to the Richmond average.
Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $82,778.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 51760070901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51760070901?
Census tract 51760070901 in the Walmsley Village neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 51760070901?
Median gross rent is $1,325/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51760070901?
7.4% of residents in tract 51760070901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,607.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51760070901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 54th, minority 93th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 51760070901 considered part of Walmsley Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51760070901 fall within Walmsley Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51760070901 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.0% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51760070901 compare to Richmond overall?
Tract 51760070901 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Richmond at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Richmond eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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