1 census tracts · pop 2,878 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Salters Creek maps to a single census tract in Hampton, VA, population 2,878. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, 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.
Cost burden runs 82% against 34.1% citywide, putting Salters Creek 48.0% over its own city. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.1/10.
Food insecurity affects 31.9% of adults, 14.1 points above the national rate. The filing record is not thin: 833 evictions logged in this tract.
Average gross rent is $1,202, 16% below the Hampton average of $1,427. Disability prevalence reaches 44.3% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 32.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 23.2% in 2016 against a 32.3% peak.
Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Hampton, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third.
One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Salters Creek vs HamptonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Salters Creek
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
833Total filings (sum)
29.10%Avg annual filing rate
32.3%Peak year (2014)
23.20%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Salters Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.5%Housing insecurity
18.6%Utility shutoff threat
31.9%Food insecurity
32.6%SNAP enrollment
12.4%No health insurance
44.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Salters Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Salters Creek?
Salters Creek scores 4.8/10 (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 Salters Creek compare to Hampton overall?
Salters Creek scores 0.9 points higher than Hampton overall (3.9/10). Renters spend 82% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,202 vs $1,427.
Q3
What is the average rent in Salters Creek?
Average gross rent in Salters Creek is $1,202/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 82% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Salters Creek residents are renters?
42% of Salters Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Hampton). The neighborhood has 2,878 residents.
Q5
Is Salters Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Salters Creek sits in the 55th 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 Salters Creek for landlords?
Salters Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Salters Creek?
Salters Creek has 3,049 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (62%), White (non-Hispanic) (27%), Other / Multiracial (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
