1 census tracts · pop 5,958 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
River Creek is a one-tract neighborhood of Lansdowne, VA and houses 5,958 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
35% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Lansdowne rate of 26.9%. The filing record is not thin: 7 evictions logged in this tract. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.9/10. Food insecurity affects 6.9% of adults, 10.9 points below the national rate. The voucher gap is 13.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 6.1% of renter households. At $2,618 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Lansdowne commands. That places it #3 of 4 neighborhoods in Lansdowne.
Judgments average 2.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 3% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Cadence at Lansdowne and Lansdowne Village Green.
One tract means one number: 3.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
River Creek vs LansdowneHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport3%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in River Creek
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
7Total filings (sum)
6.09%Avg annual filing rate
6.1%Peak year (2016)
6.09%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in River Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.2%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility shutoff threat
6.9%Food insecurity
4.5%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
23.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About River Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for River Creek?
River Creek scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 River Creek compare to Lansdowne overall?
River Creek scores 0.2 points lower than Lansdowne overall (4/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,618 vs $2,365.
Q3
What is the average rent in River Creek?
Average gross rent in River Creek is $2,618/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of River Creek residents are renters?
3% of River Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 27% in Lansdowne). The neighborhood has 5,958 residents.
Q5
Is River Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
River Creek sits in the 5th 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 River Creek for landlords?
River Creek carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 Lansdowne as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of River Creek?
River Creek has 5,744 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.8%), Other / Multiracial (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
