1 census tracts · pop 3,865 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.6–5.6
Virginia Heights maps to a single census tract in Sandston, VA, population 3,865. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Sandston baseline of 36.8%, 64% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
33% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
This is a renter market: 69% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10. For a like-for-like read, Hunters Run and Windsor score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,198, close to the Sandston average.
One tract means one number: 5.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Virginia Heights vs SandstonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport16%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Virginia Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.5%Housing insecurity
13.8%Utility shutoff threat
24.5%Food insecurity
22.8%SNAP enrollment
11.7%No health insurance
38.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Virginia Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Virginia Heights?
Virginia Heights scores 5.6/10 (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 Virginia Heights compare to Sandston overall?
Virginia Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Sandston overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,198 vs $1,211.
Q3
What is the average rent in Virginia Heights?
Average gross rent in Virginia eviction laws Heights is $1,198/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Virginia Heights residents are renters?
69% of Virginia Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Sandston). The neighborhood has 3,865 residents.
Q5
Is Virginia Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Virginia Heights sits in the 71st 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 Virginia Heights for landlords?
Virginia eviction laws Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 Sandston as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Virginia Heights?
Virginia Heights has 3,702 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (59.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.2%), Hispanic / Latino (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
