Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Cedar Level Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hopewell
Tract 51670820600 ·
Hopewell city, VA · pop 5,244 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 4.1/10, tract 51670820600 in the Cedar Level area of Hopewell, VA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,244 residents. The severe-burden share is 34%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%Stable renters 21%Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units2,197
Renter share44.1%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate16.5%
Median income$44,092
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Cedar Level
Moderate
Within parent city
33th percentile
#5 of 7 tracts In Hopewell
Low
Within county
33th percentile
#5 of 7 tracts In Hopewell city
Low
Within state
55th percentile
#977 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hopewell and the region
Centroid at 37.2744, -77.3070 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cedar Level scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hopewell
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
16.5% poverty · this tract
4.1
Supply constraint
$1,023 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hopewell
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hopewell
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hopewell
8.6
How Cedar Level compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
67%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
97%Housing & transportation
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)
1,746Total filings over 6 yrs
26.20%Avg annual filing rate
30.5%Peak (2013)
256Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year2010 to 2016
Filings dropped 20% over the past 6 months.
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.
22.3%Housing insecurity
16.0%Utility-shutoff threat
29.4%Food insecurity
29.3%SNAP enrollment
15.0%Transit barriers
13.9%No health insurance
20.5%Frequent mental distress
42.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cedar Level
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.8/10. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10.
roughly one in two of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Hopewell City average of 61.3%. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,746 filings here across 6 tracked years. Against the Hopewell City average of 4.8, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.7 points.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2013 at 30.5% of renter households.
In a typical year about 26.2% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 44th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 51670820600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51670820600?
Census tract 51670820600 in the Cedar Level neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 51670820600?
Median gross rent is $1,023/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51670820600?
16.5% of residents in tract 51670820600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,244.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51670820600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 47th, minority 74th, housing 97th.
Q5
Is tract 51670820600 considered part of Cedar Level?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51670820600 fall within Cedar Level (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51670820600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,746 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 51670820600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.20% of renter households, peaking at 30.5% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 51670820600 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.3% 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. 16.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 51670820600 compare to Hopewell overall?
Tract 51670820600 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of Hopewell at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hopewell eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hopewell
Top eight tracts in Hopewell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.