Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally
Bensley Village Eviction Risk: Elevated , Bellwood
Tract 51041100404 · Chesterfield County, VA · pop 2,516 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 51041100404 covers part of the Bensley Village area of Bellwood, VA, and scores 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,516 residents. Against the Chesterfield County average of 4.2, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.9 points.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units941
Renter share71.9%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate15.6%
Median income$45,865
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
100
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bellwood and the region
Centroid at 37.4234, -77.4332 · click any tract to drill in
Why Bensley Village scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bellwood
8.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
15.6% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$939 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bellwood
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bellwood
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bellwood
8.3
How Bensley Village compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%Housing & transportation
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)
- 1,949Total filings over 7 yrs
- 37.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 49.5%Peak (2011)
- 160Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 42% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Bensley Village. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 28.3%Housing insecurity
- 19.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.2%Food insecurity
- 37.7%SNAP enrollment
- 19.2%Transit barriers
- 26.1%No health insurance
- 21.7%Frequent mental distress
- 45.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Bensley Village
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.6/10. Food insecurity runs 39.2% against 17.8% nationally.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.4/10. Severe burden reaches 28%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.1/10. This is renter territory: 72% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 19.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Cost burden runs 48% here against 42.3% across Chesterfield County.
Court records carry 1,949 eviction filings across 7 observed years. At $939 a month, rents run 11% under what the rest of Bellwood commands.
Filings peaked in 2011 at 49.5% of renter households. In a typical year about 37.4% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 51041100404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51041100404?
Census tract 51041100404 in the Bensley Village neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (Elevated 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 51041100404?
Median gross rent is $939/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51041100404?
15.6% of residents in tract 51041100404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,516.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51041100404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 73th, minority 81th, housing 89th.
Q5
Is tract 51041100404 considered part of Bensley Village?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51041100404 fall within Bensley Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51041100404?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,949 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 51041100404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 37.44% of renter households, peaking at 49.5% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 51041100404 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.3% 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. 19.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 51041100404 compare to Bellwood overall?
Tract 51041100404 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Bellwood at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bellwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bellwood
Top eight tracts in Bellwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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