Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

Westwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Roanoke

Tract 51770000900 · Roanoke city, VA · pop 5,337 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 51770000900 covers the Westwood neighborhood of Roanoke in Virginia. Home to 5,337 residents, it scores 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 76% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $715 monthly, set against $32,716 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 37% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units2,307

Renter share66.8%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate29.0%

Median income$32,716

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Roanoke and the region

Centroid at 37.2846, -79.9928 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westwood scores 6.1

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

29.0% poverty · this tract

7.3

Supply constraint

$715 rent vs county FMR

1.3

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 Westwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

94%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
52%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.

27.8%Housing insecurity
21.2%Utility-shutoff threat
37.4%Food insecurity
39.6%SNAP enrollment
19.2%Transit barriers
14.5%No health insurance
22.5%Frequent mental distress
43.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westwood

What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.3/10. 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 about the same as 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 89th 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.

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 51770000900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51770000900?

Census tract 51770000900 in the Westwood neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 51770000900?

Median gross rent is $715/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 51770000900?

29.0% of residents in tract 51770000900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,337.

How socially vulnerable is tract 51770000900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 89th, minority 85th, housing 52th.

Is tract 51770000900 considered part of Westwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51770000900 fall within Westwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 51770000900 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.8% 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. 21.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 51770000900 compare to Roanoke overall?

Tract 51770000900 scores 6.1/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Roanoke

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