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Neighborhood · Bellwood, VA

Quail Oaks Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 4,230 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10 · range 7.1–7.1

Quail Oaks maps to a single census tract in Bellwood, VA, population 4,230. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.1/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 40.9% citywide, putting Quail Oaks 15.7% over its own city.

Average gross rent is $1,592, 50% above the Bellwood average of $1,059. Severe burden reaches 34%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.

Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 9.1/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 378 evictions logged in this tract.

The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 16.4% of renter households. Judgments average 9.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Bensley Village and Drewrys Bluff. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $61,347.

44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 7.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
7.1
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Quail Oaks vs Bellwood How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
56.6% +38%
Bellwood: 40.9%
Average gross rent
$1,592 +50%
Bellwood: $1,059
Average HH income
$61,347 +22%
Bellwood: $50,172
Poverty rate
16.6% -7%
Bellwood: 17.9%
Renter share
43.5% -22%
Bellwood: 56.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Quail Oaks and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 7.1–7.1

Why Quail Oaks scores 7.1

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
57% of income on rent · Range 9.1–9.1 across tracts
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.7–2.7 across tracts
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
44% renter households · Range 9.4–9.4 across tracts
9.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Economic stress
16.6% below poverty line · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Risk score comparison

Quail Oaks vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Quail Oaks score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.1Quail OaksNeighborhood5.7Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Quail Oaks

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51041100407 7.1 4,230 57% $1,592
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 79

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

Socioeconomic status 88%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 64%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Quail Oaks

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 378Total filings (sum)
  • 18.90%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.4%Peak year (2016)
  • 16.42%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Quail Oaks

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

Frequently asked

About Quail Oaks

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Quail Oaks?

Quail Oaks scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Quail Oaks compare to Bellwood overall?

Quail Oaks scores 1.4 points higher than Bellwood overall (5.7/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 41% citywide. Average rent: $1,592 vs $1,059.
Q3

What is the average rent in Quail Oaks?

Average gross rent in Quail Oaks is $1,592/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Quail Oaks residents are renters?

44% of Quail Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Bellwood). The neighborhood has 4,230 residents.
Q5

Is Quail Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?

Quail Oaks sits in the 79th 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

How safe is Quail Oaks for landlords?

Quail Oaks carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 (5.7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Quail Oaks?

Quail Oaks has 4,779 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (32.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (29.9%), Hispanic / Latino (28.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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