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Neighborhood · Manchester, VA

Worthington Farms Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,007 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 5.6–5.6

Worthington Farms is a one-tract neighborhood of Manchester, VA and houses 2,007 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 8.4/10.

On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.3/10. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

The filing record is not thin: 1,131 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.4/10.

around a third of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 99.6% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 34.4% in 2016, is well off that peak.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Chesterfield Village and Bexley. Average gross rent runs $1,618, close to the Manchester average. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $79,079.

62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 5.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Worthington Farms vs Manchester How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
34.9% 0%
Manchester: 35.0%
Average gross rent
$1,618 +4%
Manchester: $1,558
Average HH income
$79,079 +9%
Manchester: $72,465
Poverty rate
14.9% +10%
Manchester: 13.6%
Renter share
62.1% +54%
Manchester: 40.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Worthington Farms and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.6–5.6

Why Worthington Farms scores 5.6

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
35% of income on rent · Range 8.4–8.4 across tracts
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
62% renter households · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.4–7.4 across tracts
7.4
Economic stress
14.9% below poverty line · Range 3.7–3.7 across tracts
3.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Risk score comparison

Worthington Farms vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Worthington Farms score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.6Worthington FarmsNeighborhood4.4Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Worthington Farms

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51041100210 5.6 2,007 35% $1,618
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 65

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

Socioeconomic status 70%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 52%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Worthington Farms

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,131Total filings (sum)
  • 62.93%Avg annual filing rate
  • 99.6%Peak year (2010)
  • 34.40%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Worthington Farms

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

Frequently asked

About Worthington Farms

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Worthington Farms?

Worthington Farms scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 Worthington Farms compare to Manchester overall?

Worthington Farms scores 1.2 points higher than Manchester overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,618 vs $1,558.
Q3

What is the average rent in Worthington Farms?

Average gross rent in Worthington Farms is $1,618/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Worthington Farms residents are renters?

62% of Worthington Farms households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Manchester). The neighborhood has 2,007 residents.
Q5

Is Worthington Farms a high social-vulnerability area?

Worthington Farms sits in the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Worthington Farms for landlords?

Worthington Farms carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 Manchester as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Worthington Farms?

Worthington Farms has 2,031 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (52.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.3%), Hispanic / Latino (11.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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