1 census tracts · pop 2,384 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Grassfield maps to a single census tract in Chesapeake, VA and houses 2,384 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. At $2,764 a month, rents sit 74% over what the rest of Chesapeake commands.
The dominant input is supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 63.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
SNAP participation is 6.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 9.5% of adults, 8.3 points below the national rate. That places it #29 of 48 neighborhoods in Chesapeake.
At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Chadswyck and Cornland score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $140,000.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Grassfield vs ChesapeakeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport1%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Grassfield
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.5%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
23.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Grassfield
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Grassfield?
Grassfield scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Grassfield compare to Chesapeake overall?
Grassfield scores 0.4 points lower than Chesapeake overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 0% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $2,764 vs $1,586.
Q3
What is the average rent in Grassfield?
Average gross rent in Grassfield is $2,764/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Grassfield residents are renters?
21% of Grassfield households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Chesapeake). The neighborhood has 2,384 residents.
Q5
Is Grassfield a high social-vulnerability area?
Grassfield sits in the 1st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Grassfield for landlords?
Grassfield carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Chesapeake as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Grassfield?
Grassfield has 2,310 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.6%), Other / Multiracial (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
