1 census tracts · pop 8,980 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Big Bethel maps to a single census tract in Hampton, VA and houses 8,980 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 24% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
Against a Hampton baseline of 34.1%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Court records for this tract carry 2,702 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 52.6% of renter households.
At $1,545 a month, rents sit 8% over what the rest of Hampton commands. Recent filings have not receded much: 31.6% in 2016 against a 52.6% peak.
Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Hampton, it ranks #14 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Clarkdale and Langley View score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $88,911. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 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
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Big Bethel vs HamptonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Big Bethel
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,702Total filings (sum)
44.83%Avg annual filing rate
52.6%Peak year (2012)
31.63%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Big Bethel
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.5%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility shutoff threat
15.8%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
8.4%No health insurance
30.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Big Bethel
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Big Bethel?
Big Bethel scores 3/10 (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 Big Bethel compare to Hampton overall?
Big Bethel scores 0.9 points lower than Hampton overall (3.9/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,545 vs $1,427.
Q3
What is the average rent in Big Bethel?
Average gross rent in Big Bethel is $1,545/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Big Bethel residents are renters?
48% of Big Bethel households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Hampton). The neighborhood has 8,980 residents.
Q5
Is Big Bethel a high social-vulnerability area?
Big Bethel sits in the 58th 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 Big Bethel for landlords?
Big Bethel carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Hampton as a whole (3.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Big Bethel?
Big Bethel has 8,767 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (46%), White (non-Hispanic) (30.3%), Hispanic / Latino (13.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
