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Neighborhood · Groveton, VA

Groveton Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,825 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10 · range 4.6–4.6

Groveton Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Groveton, VA, population 3,825. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $2,885, 59% above the Groveton average of $1,820.

Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. 38% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Groveton rate of 28.5%. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.

The voucher gap is 24.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Court records for this tract carry 19 eviction filings.

On the high side is supply constraint at 7.5/10. SNAP participation is 5.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.3% of adults, 9.5 points below the national rate.

The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 4.1% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 6.2% in 2016 against a 4.1% peak. At 7% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

For a like-for-like read, Bucknell Manor and Valley View score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.6/10 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
4.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Groveton Heights vs Groveton How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
37.5% +32%
Groveton: 28.5%
Average gross rent
$2,885 +59%
Groveton: $1,820
Average HH income
$156,042 +42%
Groveton: $109,665
Poverty rate
4.1% -70%
Groveton: 13.5%
Renter share
6.7% -85%
Groveton: 46.0%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Groveton Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.6–4.6

Why Groveton Heights scores 4.6

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 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Rent control risk
38% of income on rent · Range 5.8–5.8 across tracts
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
7% renter households · Range 8.6–8.6 across tracts
8.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Economic stress
4.1% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Risk score comparison

Groveton Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Groveton Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Groveton Heights: 4.64.6Groveton HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 5.15.1Parent cityhost cityState: 4.34.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Groveton Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51059421300 4.6 3,825 38% $2,885
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 14

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

Socioeconomic status 22%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 14%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 11%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Groveton Heights

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 19Total filings (sum)
  • 3.94%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.1%Peak year (2011)
  • 6.17%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Groveton Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Groveton Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Groveton Heights?

Groveton Heights scores 4.6/10 (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 Groveton Heights compare to Groveton overall?

Groveton Heights scores 0.5 points lower than Groveton overall (5.1/10). Renters spend 38% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,885 vs $1,820.
Q3

What is the average rent in Groveton Heights?

Average gross rent in Groveton Heights is $2,885/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Groveton Heights residents are renters?

7% of Groveton Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Groveton). The neighborhood has 3,825 residents.
Q5

Is Groveton Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Groveton Heights sits in the 14th 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

How safe is Groveton Heights for landlords?

Groveton Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). 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 Groveton as a whole (5.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Groveton Heights?

Groveton Heights has 3,809 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.4%), Hispanic / Latino (14.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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