Neighborhood · Rockwood, VA

Qualla Forest Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 5,678 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10 · range 3.2–3.2

Qualla Forest is a one-tract neighborhood of Rockwood, VA, population 5,678. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, Lower tier. The voucher gap is 37.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Cost burden runs 15% against 27.9% citywide, putting Qualla Forest 12.6% under its own city. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.

At $2,344 a month, rents sit 34% over what the rest of Rockwood commands. On the high side is supply constraint at 8.7/10.

Court records for this tract carry 177 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2010, when filings touched 21.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 14.2% in 2016 against a 21.0% peak.

That places it #3 of 4 neighborhoods in Rockwood. Only 8% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Runnymede and Bexley West. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

1 tracts · population-weighted

Qualla Forest vs Rockwood How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

15.3% -45%

Rockwood: 27.9%

Average gross rent

$2,344 +34%

Rockwood: $1,744

Average HH income

$103,277 +14%

Rockwood: $90,804

Poverty rate

2.2% -62%

Rockwood: 5.8%

Renter share

8.1% -65%

Rockwood: 23.4%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Qualla Forest and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.2–3.2

Why Qualla Forest scores 3.2

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 5.8–5.8 across tracts

5.8

Rent control risk

15% of income on rent · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts

4.1

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

8% renter households · Range 4.2–4.2 across tracts

4.2

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.8–3.8 across tracts

3.8

Economic stress

2.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 8.7–8.7 across tracts

8.7

Risk score comparison

Qualla Forest vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Census tracts

1 tracts in Qualla Forest

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
51041100812	3.2	5,678	15%	$2,344

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 6

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

Socioeconomic status 10%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 45%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 52%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 2%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Qualla Forest

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

177Total filings (sum)
14.47%Avg annual filing rate
21.0%Peak year (2010)
14.19%Latest filed (2016)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Qualla Forest

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

9.7%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
7.7%No health insurance
29.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Qualla Forest

What is the eviction-risk score for Qualla Forest?

Qualla Forest scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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.

How does Qualla Forest compare to Rockwood overall?

Qualla Forest scores 0.5 points lower than Rockwood overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 15% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,344 vs $1,744.

What is the average rent in Qualla Forest?

Average gross rent in Qualla Forest is $2,344/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 15% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Qualla Forest residents are renters?

8% of Qualla Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 23% in Rockwood). The neighborhood has 5,678 residents.

Is Qualla Forest a high social-vulnerability area?

Qualla Forest sits in the 6th 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.

How safe is Qualla Forest for landlords?

Qualla Forest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). 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 Rockwood as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Qualla Forest?

Qualla Forest has 5,608 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.3%), Hispanic / Latino (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Qualla Forest

4.1 Cameron Bay 2 tracts · pop 9,327 3.7 Brighton Green 2 tracts · pop 5,513 5.2 Hunting Creek Hills 2 tracts · pop 7,385 6.3 Drewrys Bluff 2 tracts · pop 5,232 6.7 Bensley Village 2 tracts · pop 4,736 3.7 Grove Place 2 tracts · pop 13,059

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Rockwood

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Qualla Forest.

3.3 Runnymede 1 tracts · pop 5,638 3 Bexley West 1 tracts · pop 2,363 4.1 Sky Line Towns 1 tracts · pop 6,915

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