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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).

Eviction Risk
4.1
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
37%
15% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,773
Median household income
$130,225
4.9% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Savanna Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Savanna Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Savanna Heights: 4.14.1Savanna HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 4.04.0Parent cityhost cityState: 5.35.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Comparison

Savanna Heights vs Chesapeake

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.1 +2%
Chesapeake: 4.0
Rent burden
37.3% +10%
Chesapeake: 33.8%
Median gross rent
$1,773 +12%
Chesapeake: $1,586
Median HH income
$130,225 +38%
Chesapeake: $94,189
Poverty rate
4.9% -44%
Chesapeake: 8.7%
Renter share
9.9% -61%
Chesapeake: 25.7%
Where

Tract centroids in Savanna Heights

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

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%
  • Hispanic / Latino 4.9%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 89.8%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 1.2%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 1.7%
Census tracts

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
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 10

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 22%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 14%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 24%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Savanna Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

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.

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