2 census tracts · pop 10,150 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3–5.3
Northampton spans 2 census tracts of Hampton, VA and houses 10,150 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Cost burden runs 44% against 34.1% citywide, putting Northampton 9.5% over its own city. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.3, a 2.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.5/10.
Filings are well documented here: 7,956 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 145.2% of renter households.
At $1,268 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Hampton commands. That places it #8 of 17 neighborhoods in Hampton. Judgments average 10.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Windsor Terrace and Aberdeen Gardens score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.3 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Northampton vs HamptonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Northampton
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
7,956Total filings (sum)
79.46%Avg annual filing rate
145.2%Peak year (2016)
77.68%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Northampton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.8%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility shutoff threat
20.8%Food insecurity
18.9%SNAP enrollment
10.0%No health insurance
36.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Northampton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northampton?
Northampton 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 Northampton compare to Hampton overall?
Northampton scores 0.3 points higher than Hampton overall (3.9/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,268 vs $1,427.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northampton?
Average gross rent in Northampton is $1,268/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northampton residents are renters?
45% of Northampton households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Hampton). The neighborhood has 10,150 residents.
Q5
Is Northampton a high social-vulnerability area?
Northampton sits in the 56th 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
Which tracts in Northampton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Northampton is census tract 51650010309 (score 5.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.3, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Northampton for landlords?
Northampton 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 Hampton as a whole (3.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Northampton?
Northampton has 9,928 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (56.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.5%), Other / Multiracial (10.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
