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Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Kings Arm Eviction Risk: Lower , Virginia Beach

Tract 51810042801 · Virginia Beach city, VA · pop 5,328 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 51810042801 runs through Kings Arm in Virginia Beach. With 5,328 residents, it scores 4.4/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #68,010 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,637 monthly, set against $73,657 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 9% Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units1,875
Renter share14.7%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate9.7%
Median income$73,657

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Kings Arm
Very Low
Within parent city
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#32 of 111 tracts In Virginia Beach
Elevated
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#33 of 111 tracts In Virginia Beach city
Elevated
Within state
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1,094 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Virginia Beach and the region

Centroid at 36.8267, -76.0879 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kings Arm scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Virginia Beach
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
9.7% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,637 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Virginia Beach
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Virginia Beach
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Virginia Beach
4.0

How Kings Arm compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Kings Arm risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.82.8This tracttract 042801Virginia Beach: 3.83.8Virginia Beachparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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

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)

  • 87Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 24.51%Avg annual filing rate
  • 24.5%Peak (2016)
  • 87Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Kings Arm. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kings Arm

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.7/10. 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 Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach City County average of 4.5 and below the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 87 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 24.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 24.5% of renter households in 2016.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 51810042801

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51810042801?

Census tract 51810042801 in the Kings Arm neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 51810042801?

Median gross rent is $1,637/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51810042801?

9.7% of residents in tract 51810042801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,328.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51810042801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 71th, minority 61th, housing 11th.
Q5

Is tract 51810042801 considered part of Kings Arm?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51810042801 fall within Kings Arm (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51810042801?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 87 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 51810042801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.51% of renter households, peaking at 24.5% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51810042801 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.8% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51810042801 compare to Virginia Beach overall?

Tract 51810042801 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Virginia Beach at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Virginia Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Virginia Beach

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

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