1 census tracts · pop 4,903 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Poplar Ridge is a one-tract neighborhood of Chesapeake, VA, population 4,903. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. At $2,792 a month, rents sit 76% over what the rest of Chesapeake commands.
The dominant input is supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 64.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The severe-burden share is 35%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 66 eviction filings. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 7.6% of adults, 10.2 points below the national rate. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for roughly one in three of renter households.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 12.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 9.9% in 2016 against a 12.3% peak.
Among the 48 mapped neighborhoods of Chesapeake, it ranks #29 by risk, the middle third.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. 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
Poplar Ridge vs ChesapeakeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport4%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Poplar Ridge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
66Total filings (sum)
7.93%Avg annual filing rate
12.3%Peak year (2013)
9.86%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Poplar Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.9%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
5.8%No health insurance
26.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Poplar Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Poplar Ridge?
Poplar Ridge 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 Poplar Ridge compare to Chesapeake overall?
Poplar Ridge scores 0.4 points lower than Chesapeake overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $2,792 vs $1,586.
Q3
What is the average rent in Poplar Ridge?
Average gross rent in Poplar Ridge is $2,792/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Poplar Ridge residents are renters?
4% of Poplar Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Chesapeake). The neighborhood has 4,903 residents.
Q5
Is Poplar Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Poplar Ridge sits in the 3rd 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 Poplar Ridge for landlords?
Poplar Ridge 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 Poplar Ridge?
Poplar Ridge has 4,922 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.1%), Hispanic / Latino (5.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
