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Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Highland Springs Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 51087201403 · Henrico County, VA · pop 5,363 · 43% of tract blocks fall in Highland Springs

Census tract 51087201403 runs through Highland Springs in Henrico County. With 5,363 residents, it scores 6.4/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #13,463 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,152 a month against an average household income of $52,879 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 11% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units2,242
Renter share29.3%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate9.1%
Median income$52,879

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In Highland Springs
Moderate
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#15 of 85 tracts In Henrico County
High
Within state
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#577 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Elevated
National
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#41,065 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Highland Springs and the region

Centroid at 37.5382, -77.2609 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highland Springs scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Highland Springs
6.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.5
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
9.1% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,152 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Highland Springs
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Highland Springs
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Highland Springs
6.7

How Highland Springs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Highland Springs risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.04.0This tracttract 201403Highland Springs: 3.73.7Highland Springsparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 82

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 666Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 43.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 51.6%Peak (2015)
  • 289Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highland Springs

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Highland Springs, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Henrico County average of 6.1 and above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 51087201403

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51087201403?

Census tract 51087201403 in Highland Springs scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 51087201403?

Median gross rent is $1,152/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51087201403?

9.1% of residents in tract 51087201403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,363.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51087201403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 79th, minority 69th, housing 84th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51087201403?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 666 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 51087201403 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 43.19% of renter households, peaking at 51.6% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 51087201403 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.8% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 51087201403 compare to Highland Springs overall?

Tract 51087201403 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Highland Springs at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Highland Springs; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Highland Springs

Top eight tracts in Highland Springs ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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