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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Willow Lakes Eviction Risk: Lower , Chesapeake

Tract 51550021507 · Chesapeake city, VA · pop 6,394 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

51550021507 is a census tract in the Willow Lakes area of Chesapeake, VA. It scores 3/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,394 residents. Against Chesapeake City at 49.2%, roughly three in four of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 6% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units2,405
Renter share24.1%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$112,120

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Willow Lakes
Moderate
Within parent city
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#60 of 61 tracts In Chesapeake
Very Low
Within county
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#42 of 61 tracts In Chesapeake city
Low
Within state
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#1,798 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chesapeake and the region

Centroid at 36.7921, -76.4419 · click any tract to drill in

Why Willow Lakes scores 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
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,206 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Willow Lakes compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Willow Lakes risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.0This tracttract 0215073.4Chesapeakeparent city3.6Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 Willow Lakes

The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.2/10. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.

Average gross rent is $1,206, 24% below the Chesapeake average. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 2.1/10. Against the Chesapeake City average of 3.6, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.6 points.

On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 24% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

Social vulnerability reads 4.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $112,120, annual rent is just 13%. Statewide the VA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 51550021507

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51550021507?

Census tract 51550021507 in the Willow Lakes neighborhood scores 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 51550021507?

Median gross rent is $1,206/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51550021507?

4.9% of residents in tract 51550021507 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,394.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51550021507?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 69th, minority 61th, housing 20th.
Q5

Is tract 51550021507 considered part of Willow Lakes?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51550021507 fall within Willow Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 51550021507 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.6% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 51550021507 compare to Chesapeake overall?

Tract 51550021507 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Chesapeake at 3.4/10. 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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