Eviction Risk in Savanna Heights , Chesapeake
1 census tracts · pop 6,019 · pop-weighted composite 4.1/10 · range 4.1–4.1
Savanna Heights is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Chesapeake with 1 census tract and a population of 6,019 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 37% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 15% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,773/month sits 12% higher than the Chesapeake citywide median ($1,586).
Savanna Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Savanna Heights vs Chesapeake
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 6,042 residents across all tracts in Savanna Heights. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 4.9%
- White (non-Hispanic) 89.8%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 1.2%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.4%
- Other / Multiracial 1.7%
1 tracts in Savanna Heights
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51550021012 | 4.1 | 6,019 | 37% | $1,773 |
CDC SVI percentile: 10
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Savanna Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 215Total filings (sum)
- 9.98%Avg annual filing rate
- 13.2%Peak year (2014)
- 11.92%Latest filed (2016)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Savanna Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 7.6%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility shutoff threat
- 8.6%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 27.9%Any disability
About Savanna Heights
What is the eviction-risk score for Savanna Heights?
Savanna Heights scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Savanna Heights compare to Chesapeake overall?
Savanna Heights scores 0.1 points higher than Chesapeake overall (4.0/10). Rent burden: 37% vs 34% citywide. Median rent: $1,773 vs $1,586.
What is the median rent in Savanna Heights?
Median gross rent in Savanna Heights is $1,773/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Savanna Heights residents are renters?
10% of Savanna Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Chesapeake). The neighborhood has 6,019 residents.
Is Savanna Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Savanna Heights sits in the 10th 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.