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Poplar Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Chesapeake

Tract 51550021101 · Chesapeake city, VA · pop 4,903 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Tract 51550021101 covers Poplar Ridge in Chesapeake in Virginia. Home to 4,903 residents, it scores 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 15th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,792 monthly, set against $125,203 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 3% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,789
Renter share4.1%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate1.6%
Median income$125,203

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Poplar Ridge
Moderate
Within parent city
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#52 of 61 tracts In Chesapeake
Very Low
Within county
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#54 of 61 tracts In Chesapeake city
Very Low
Within state
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#1,847 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chesapeake and the region

Centroid at 36.7123, -76.2077 · click any tract to drill in

Why Poplar Ridge scores 1.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chesapeake
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
1.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,792 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chesapeake
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chesapeake
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chesapeake
3.5

How Poplar Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Poplar Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.31.3This tracttract 021101Chesapeake: 3.63.6Chesapeakeparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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)

  • 66Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 7.93%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.3%Peak (2013)
  • 14Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 515500211012011: 9 filings (6.52/100 renter HHs)2012: 10 filings (7.25/100 renter HHs)2013: 17 filings (12.32/100 renter HHs)2014: 6 filings (4.35/100 renter HHs)2015: 10 filings (7.25/100 renter HHs)2016: 14 filings (9.86/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 56% over the past 6 months.
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 Poplar Ridge

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Chesapeake 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 Chesapeake 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 66 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 7.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 12.3% of renter households in 2013.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 51550021101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51550021101?

Census tract 51550021101 in the Poplar Ridge neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 51550021101?

Median gross rent is $2,792/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51550021101?

1.6% of residents in tract 51550021101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,903.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51550021101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 22th, minority 37th, housing 4th.
Q5

Is tract 51550021101 considered part of Poplar Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51550021101 fall within Poplar Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51550021101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 66 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 51550021101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.93% of renter households, peaking at 12.3% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51550021101 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51550021101 compare to Chesapeake overall?

Tract 51550021101 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Chesapeake at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chesapeake eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chesapeake

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

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