Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #75,086 of 84,120 nationally
Hanover Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 51085320701 · Hanover County, VA · pop 4,900 · 11% of tract blocks fall in Hanover
Tract 51085320701 covers Hanover in Virginia. Home to 4,900 residents, it scores 4.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 27% of US census tracts.
About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,496 monthly, set against $137,545 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 5% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 95%
Tract context
Occupied units1,857
Renter share5.2%
SVI overall0.07
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$137,545
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
33
th percentile
Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
National
11
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hanover and the region
Centroid at 37.7526, -77.4056 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hanover scores 1.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hanover
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,496 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hanover
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hanover
1.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hanover
2.4
How Hanover compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 7
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 6%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 37%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 7.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.5%Food insecurity
- 6.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.3%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 15.1%Frequent mental distress
- 27.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hanover
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 3.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Hanover, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Hanover County average of 5.2 and below the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 51085320701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51085320701?
Census tract 51085320701 in Hanover scores 1.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 51085320701?
Median gross rent is $1,496/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51085320701?
3.8% of residents in tract 51085320701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,900.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51085320701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 7th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 51th, minority 37th, housing 4th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 51085320701 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 51085320701 compare to Hanover overall?
Tract 51085320701 scores 1.9/10, lower than the parent city of Hanover at 3.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hanover; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hanover
Top eight tracts in Hanover ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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