2 census tracts · pop 7,275 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.2–5.6
Laurel Village is a 2-tract neighborhood of Laurel, VA and houses 7,275 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 33.0% citywide, putting Laurel Village 16.8% over its own city.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10. 66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.8/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,207 across 2 observed tracts. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 26.1% of renter households. Judgments average 5.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Lydell Heights and Randolph Ridge score within a fraction of it.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,521, close to the Laurel average. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $59,247.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Laurel Village vs LaurelHow 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 & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Laurel Village
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,207Total filings (sum)
26.40%Avg annual filing rate
26.1%Peak year (2016)
25.64%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Laurel Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.7%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility shutoff threat
15.8%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
10.0%No health insurance
29.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Laurel Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Laurel Village?
Laurel Village scores 5.3/10 (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 Laurel Village compare to Laurel overall?
Laurel Village scores 0.9 points higher than Laurel overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,521 vs $1,616.
Q3
What is the average rent in Laurel Village?
Average gross rent in Laurel Village is $1,521/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Laurel Village residents are renters?
66% of Laurel Village households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Laurel). The neighborhood has 7,275 residents.
Q5
Is Laurel Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Laurel Village sits in the 69th 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 Laurel Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Laurel Village is census tract 51087200412 (score 5.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.6, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Laurel Village for landlords?
Laurel Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Laurel as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Laurel Village?
Laurel Village has 7,311 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (37.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (35.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
