2 census tracts · pop 8,072 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.3
Blue Oaks is a 2-tract neighborhood of Kings Park West, VA, population 8,072. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 39%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Kings Park West rate of 26.6%. What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.3/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.8/10. Filings are well documented here: 22 across 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 5.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 8.6% of adults, 9.2 points below the national rate. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 3.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.0% in 2016, is well off that peak.
At 19% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Against average income of $165,044, annual rent is only 18%, a wide affordability cushion. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes.
Average gross rent runs $2,478, close to the Kings Park West average.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Blue Oaks vs Kings Park WestHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Blue Oaks
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
22Total filings (sum)
1.60%Avg annual filing rate
3.0%Peak year (2013)
0.98%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Blue Oaks
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.3%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
23.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Blue Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Blue Oaks?
Blue Oaks scores 4.2/10 (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 Blue Oaks compare to Kings Park West overall?
Blue Oaks scores 0.2 points higher than Kings Park West overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,478 vs $2,560.
Q3
What is the average rent in Blue Oaks?
Average gross rent in Blue Oaks is $2,478/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Blue Oaks residents are renters?
19% of Blue Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 14% in Kings Park West). The neighborhood has 8,072 residents.
Q5
Is Blue Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Blue Oaks sits in the 9th 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 Blue Oaks have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Blue Oaks is census tract 51059430203 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 4.3, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Blue Oaks for landlords?
Blue Oaks carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 Kings Park West as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Blue Oaks?
Blue Oaks has 8,290 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.1%), Hispanic / Latino (12.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
