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Neighborhood · Tuckahoe, VA

Westham Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,046 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10 · range 4.6-4.6

Westham is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Tuckahoe with 1 census tract and a population of 4,046 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 39% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 16% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,257/month sits 47% higher than the Tuckahoe citywide average ($1,536).

Risk score
4.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westham vs Tuckahoe How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
39.4% +38%
Tuckahoe: 28.6%
Average gross rent
$2,257 +47%
Tuckahoe: $1,536
Average HH income
$159,810 +66%
Tuckahoe: $96,188
Poverty rate
0.5% -94%
Tuckahoe: 8.1%
Renter share
4.7% -87%
Tuckahoe: 36.2%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Westham and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.6-4.6

Why Westham scores 4.6

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.2-3.2 across tracts
3.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.5-6.5 across tracts
6.5
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.6-8.6 across tracts
8.6
Rent control risk
39% of income on rent · Range 6.4-6.4 across tracts
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.1-3.1 across tracts
3.1
Tenant organizing strength
5% renter households · Range 7.5-7.5 across tracts
7.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.4-5.4 across tracts
5.4
Economic stress
0.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0-1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 8.2-8.2 across tracts
8.2
Risk score comparison

Westham vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0-10 scale).

Westham score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Westham: 4.64.6WesthamNeighborhoodParent city: 5.95.9Parent cityhost cityState: 5.15.1Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.25.2U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Westham

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51087200202 4.6 4,046 39% $2,257
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 7

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 7%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 63%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 8%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 4%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Westham

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

  • 6Total filings (sum)
  • 3.43%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.4%Peak year (2015)
  • 4.48%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westham

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Westham

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Westham?

Westham scores 4.6/10 (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 Westham compare to Tuckahoe overall?

Westham scores 1.3 points lower than Tuckahoe overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,257 vs $1,536.

Q3

What is the average rent in Westham?

Average gross rent in Westham is $2,257/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Westham residents are renters?

5% of Westham households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Tuckahoe). The neighborhood has 4,046 residents.

Q5

Is Westham a high social-vulnerability area?

Westham sits in the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Q6

How safe is Westham for landlords?

Westham carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). 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 Tuckahoe as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Westham?

Westham has 4,052 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (92%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%), Hispanic / Latino (1.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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