1 census tracts · pop 5,743 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Norfolk Highlands maps to a single census tract in Chesapeake, VA, population 5,743. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs around two-thirds against 33.8% citywide, putting Norfolk Highlands 32.4% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Average gross rent is $1,277, 19% below the Chesapeake average of $1,586. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.5/10.
Court records for this tract carry 758 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 18.2% of renter households. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 16.4% in 2016 against a 18.2% peak. Among the 48 mapped neighborhoods of Chesapeake, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Parkwood and Oak Grove.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $71,136. 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 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
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Norfolk Highlands vs ChesapeakeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Norfolk Highlands
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
758Total filings (sum)
15.10%Avg annual filing rate
18.2%Peak year (2011)
16.35%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Norfolk Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.8%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility shutoff threat
18.6%Food insecurity
17.1%SNAP enrollment
10.3%No health insurance
34.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Norfolk Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Norfolk Highlands?
Norfolk Highlands scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 Norfolk Highlands compare to Chesapeake overall?
Norfolk Highlands scores 1.4 points higher than Chesapeake overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,277 vs $1,586.
Q3
What is the average rent in Norfolk Highlands?
Average gross rent in Norfolk eviction risk Highlands is $1,277/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Norfolk Highlands residents are renters?
37% of Norfolk Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Chesapeake). The neighborhood has 5,743 residents.
Q5
Is Norfolk Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
Norfolk Highlands sits in the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Norfolk Highlands for landlords?
Norfolk eviction risk Highlands carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Norfolk Highlands?
Norfolk Highlands has 6,327 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.8%), Hispanic / Latino (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
