Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #77,226 of 84,120 nationally
Bennett Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Suffolk
Tract 51800075203 · Suffolk city, VA · pop 4,886 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
With a score of $1/10, tract 51800075203 in the Bennett Creek neighborhood of Suffolk ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,886 residents. That is riskier than about 11% of US census tracts.
About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,077 a month against an average household income of $142,321 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 21% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.7
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,528
Renter share21.1%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$142,321
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
3
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Suffolk and the region
Centroid at 36.8510, -76.4717 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bennett Creek scores 1.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Suffolk
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,077 rent vs county FMR
7.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Suffolk
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Suffolk
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Suffolk
3.5
How Bennett Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 72%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%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)
- 71Total filings over 6 yrs
- 9.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.6%Peak (2016)
- 15Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 88% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Bennett Creek. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 11.1%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.0%Food insecurity
- 8.5%SNAP enrollment
- 6.7%Transit barriers
- 6.7%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 24.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bennett Creek
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 7.2/10. 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 Suffolk 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 Suffolk City County average of 4.3 and below the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 71 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 9.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.6% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 51800075203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51800075203?
Census tract 51800075203 in the Bennett Creek neighborhood scores 1.7/10 (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 51800075203?
Median gross rent is $2,077/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51800075203?
4.7% of residents in tract 51800075203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,886.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51800075203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 12th, minority 72th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 51800075203 considered part of Bennett Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51800075203 fall within Bennett Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51800075203?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 71 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 51800075203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.57% of renter households, peaking at 9.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 51800075203 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.1% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 51800075203 compare to Suffolk overall?
Tract 51800075203 scores 1.7/10, lower than the parent city of Suffolk at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Suffolk eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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