1 census tracts · pop 1,700 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.6–3.6
Malbrook is a one-tract neighborhood of Lake Barcroft, VA, population 1,700. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 40%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 51% against 29.0% citywide, putting Malbrook 22.1% over its own city. At $2,600 a month, rents sit 35% over what the rest of Lake Barcroft commands.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. Food insecurity affects 4.8% of adults, 13.0 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 3.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Court records for this tract carry 1 eviction filings. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10. The voucher gap is 12.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 1.7% of renter households. Judgments average 1.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 7% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.6/10 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
3.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Malbrook vs Lake BarcroftHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport2%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Malbrook
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1Total filings (sum)
1.67%Avg annual filing rate
1.7%Peak year (2016)
1.67%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Malbrook
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.5%Housing insecurity
2.8%Utility shutoff threat
4.8%Food insecurity
3.0%SNAP enrollment
4.8%No health insurance
22.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Malbrook
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Malbrook?
Malbrook scores 3.6/10 (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.
Q2
How does Malbrook compare to Lake Barcroft overall?
Malbrook scores 0.5 points lower than Lake Barcroft overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,600 vs $1,923.
Q3
What is the average rent in Malbrook?
Average gross rent in Malbrook is $2,600/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Malbrook residents are renters?
7% of Malbrook households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Lake Barcroft). The neighborhood has 1,700 residents.
Q5
Is Malbrook a high social-vulnerability area?
Malbrook sits in the 2nd 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 Malbrook for landlords?
Malbrook carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 Lake Barcroft as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Malbrook?
Malbrook has 1,858 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76.3%), Hispanic / Latino (10.3%), Other / Multiracial (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
