1 census tracts · pop 2,970 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.3/10
· range 6.3–6.3
Ampt Hill maps to a single census tract in Bensley, VA and houses 2,970 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.3/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 35.4% citywide, putting Ampt Hill 20.4% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. Severe burden reaches 26%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.2/10.
The poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.1/10.
Court records for this tract carry 1,702 eviction filings. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 21.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 28.0% of adults, 10.2 points above the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 86.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 34.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,258, close to the Bensley average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $60,040.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ampt Hill vs BensleyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ampt Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,702Total filings (sum)
59.58%Avg annual filing rate
86.3%Peak year (2015)
34.47%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ampt Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.8%Housing insecurity
14.0%Utility shutoff threat
28.0%Food insecurity
24.5%SNAP enrollment
20.4%No health insurance
38.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ampt Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ampt Hill?
Ampt Hill scores 6.3/10 (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 Ampt Hill compare to Bensley overall?
Ampt Hill scores 1.4 points higher than Bensley overall (4.9/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,258 vs $1,238.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ampt Hill?
Average gross rent in Ampt Hill is $1,258/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ampt Hill residents are renters?
53% of Ampt Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in Bensley). The neighborhood has 2,970 residents.
Q5
Is Ampt Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Ampt Hill sits in the 85th 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 Ampt Hill for landlords?
Ampt Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.3/10). 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 Bensley as a whole (4.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ampt Hill?
Ampt Hill has 2,815 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (45.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (29%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
