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Neighborhood · Chester, VA

Grove Place Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 13,059 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10 · range 4.4-4.7

Grove Place is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Chester with 2 census tracts and a population of 13,059 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 36% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 8% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,516/month sits 5% lower than the Chester citywide average ($1,603).

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Grove Place vs Chester How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
35.9% +22%
Chester: 29.5%
Average gross rent
$1,516 -5%
Chester: $1,603
Average HH income
$93,506 +6%
Chester: $88,455
Poverty rate
3.9% -50%
Chester: 7.8%
Renter share
24.9% -13%
Chester: 28.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Grove Place and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.4-4.7

Why Grove Place scores 4.5

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 4.0-4.0 across tracts
4.0
Rent control risk
36% of income on rent · Range 6.8-6.8 across tracts
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.5-2.5 across tracts
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
25% renter households · Range 6.0-6.0 across tracts
6.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.6-5.6 across tracts
5.6
Economic stress
3.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0-1.3 across tracts
1.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2-4.5 across tracts
3.9
Risk score comparison

Grove Place vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0-10 scale).

Grove Place score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Grove Place: 4.54.5Grove PlaceNeighborhoodParent city: 5.25.2Parent cityhost cityState: 5.15.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.25.2U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Grove Place

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51041100505 4.7 6,070 45% $1,397
51041100409 4.4 6,989 28% $1,619
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 24

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

Socioeconomic status 23%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 55%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Grove Place

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

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

  • 1,880Total filings (sum)
  • 21.86%Avg annual filing rate
  • 57.2%Peak year (2014)
  • 16.81%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Grove Place

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

Frequently asked

About Grove Place

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Grove Place?

Grove Place scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 Grove Place compare to Chester overall?

Grove Place scores 0.7 points lower than Chester overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,516 vs $1,603.

Q3

What is the average rent in Grove Place?

Average gross rent in Grove Place is $1,516/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Grove Place residents are renters?

25% of Grove Place households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Chester). The neighborhood has 13,059 residents.

Q5

Is Grove Place a high social-vulnerability area?

Grove Place sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Q6

Which tracts in Grove Place have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Grove Place is census tract 51041100505 (score 4.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.4 to 4.7, a spread of 0.3 points.

Q7

How safe is Grove Place for landlords?

Grove Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Chester as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Grove Place?

Grove Place has 13,338 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23%), Hispanic / Latino (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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Other neighborhoods inside Chester

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