Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Eden Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Roanoke

Tract 51770000300 · Roanoke city, VA · pop 4,615 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

In the Eden Park area of Roanoke, census tract 51770000300 scores 6.2/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #17,463 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,243 a month while the average household earns $45,673 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 25% Owners 50%

Tract context

Occupied units1,805

Renter share49.5%

SVI overall0.79

Poverty rate21.6%

Median income$45,673

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Roanoke and the region

Centroid at 37.3160, -79.9656 · click any tract to drill in

Why Eden Park scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Roanoke

5.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.3

State political climate

Virginia legislature & governorship

3.2

Economic stress

21.6% poverty · this tract

5.4

Supply constraint

$1,243 rent vs county FMR

5.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Roanoke

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Roanoke

4.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Roanoke

4.5

How Eden Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

85%Socioeconomic
81%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
49%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
10%Grade B
2%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

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.

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.

20.4%Housing insecurity
14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
26.6%Food insecurity
25.1%SNAP enrollment
13.7%Transit barriers
17.1%No health insurance
20.0%Frequent mental distress
38.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Eden Park

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.9/10. 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 Roanoke eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Roanoke City County average of 5.8 and above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.1% 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 51770000300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51770000300?

Census tract 51770000300 in the Eden Park neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 51770000300?

Median gross rent is $1,243/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 51770000300?

21.6% of residents in tract 51770000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,615.

How socially vulnerable is tract 51770000300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 81th, minority 63th, housing 49th.

Is tract 51770000300 considered part of Eden Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51770000300 fall within Eden Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 51770000300 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.4% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 51770000300 compare to Roanoke overall?

Tract 51770000300 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Roanoke at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Roanoke eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 51770000300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% 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.

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