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Neighborhood · Bellwood, VA

Drewrys Bluff Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 5,232 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10 · range 6.4-6.8

Drewrys Bluff is a hispanic-black neighborhood in Bellwood with 2 census tracts and a population of 5,232 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 59% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 29% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,193/month sits 13% higher than the Bellwood citywide average ($1,059).

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Drewrys Bluff vs Bellwood How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
58.9% +44%
Bellwood: 40.9%
Average gross rent
$1,193 +13%
Bellwood: $1,059
Average HH income
$56,711 +13%
Bellwood: $50,172
Poverty rate
27.1% +51%
Bellwood: 17.9%
Renter share
63.1% +12%
Bellwood: 56.1%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Drewrys Bluff and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 6.4-6.8

Why Drewrys Bluff scores 6.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.2-3.2 across tracts
3.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.3-5.3 across tracts
5.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.6-8.6 across tracts
8.6
Rent control risk
59% of income on rent · Range 6.6-9.1 across tracts
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.6-2.7 across tracts
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
63% renter households · Range 6.1-9.4 across tracts
7.1
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.4-8.3 across tracts
7.0
Economic stress
27.1% below poverty line · Range 6.6-7.0 across tracts
6.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0-2.4 across tracts
2.0
Risk score comparison

Drewrys Bluff vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0-10 scale).

Drewrys Bluff score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Drewrys Bluff: 6.76.7Drewrys BluffNeighborhoodParent city: 6.06.0Parent cityhost cityState: 5.15.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.25.2U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Drewrys Bluff

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51041100806 6.8 3,667 49% $1,261
51041100406 6.4 1,565 81% $1,032
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 97

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 96%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 96%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Drewrys Bluff

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

  • 2,904Total filings (sum)
  • 39.59%Avg annual filing rate
  • 65.0%Peak year (2013)
  • 24.21%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Drewrys Bluff

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

Frequently asked

About Drewrys Bluff

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Drewrys Bluff?

Drewrys Bluff scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.

Q2

How does Drewrys Bluff compare to Bellwood overall?

Drewrys Bluff scores 0.7 points higher than Bellwood overall (6/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 41% citywide. Average rent: $1,193 vs $1,059.

Q3

What is the average rent in Drewrys Bluff?

Average gross rent in Drewrys Bluff is $1,193/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Drewrys Bluff residents are renters?

63% of Drewrys Bluff households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Bellwood). The neighborhood has 5,232 residents.

Q5

Is Drewrys Bluff a high social-vulnerability area?

Drewrys Bluff sits in the 97th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Q6

Which tracts in Drewrys Bluff have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Drewrys Bluff is census tract 51041100806 (score 6.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 6.8, a spread of 0.4 points.

Q7

How safe is Drewrys Bluff for landlords?

Drewrys Bluff carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Bellwood as a whole (6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Drewrys Bluff?

Drewrys Bluff has 5,077 residents (Hispanic-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (39%), Black (non-Hispanic) (36.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (19.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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