1 census tracts · pop 6,521 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Beacon Hill maps to a single census tract in Lynchburg, VA, population 6,521. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. roughly one in four of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, below the Lynchburg rate of 31.0%.
Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The filing record is not thin: 177 evictions logged in this tract.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. At $900 a month, rents sit 16% under what the rest of Lynchburg commands.
SNAP participation is 4.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 3.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 9.8% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 11.6% in 2016 against a 9.8% peak. Among the 22 mapped neighborhoods of Lynchburg, it ranks #19 by risk, the lower third.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Beacon Hill vs LynchburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Beacon Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
177Total filings (sum)
8.55%Avg annual filing rate
9.8%Peak year (2013)
11.60%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Beacon Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.6%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility shutoff threat
6.2%Food insecurity
4.6%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
25.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Beacon Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Beacon Hill?
Beacon Hill scores 3/10 (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 Beacon Hill compare to Lynchburg overall?
Beacon Hill scores 0.9 points lower than Lynchburg overall (3.9/10). Renters spend 24% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $900 vs $1,073.
Q3
What is the average rent in Beacon Hill?
Average gross rent in Beacon Hill is $900/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Beacon Hill residents are renters?
24% of Beacon Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Lynchburg). The neighborhood has 6,521 residents.
Q5
Is Beacon Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Beacon Hill sits in the 15th 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 Beacon Hill for landlords?
Beacon Hill carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Lynchburg as a whole (3.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Beacon Hill?
Beacon Hill has 6,589 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (81.5%), Hispanic / Latino (6.5%), Other / Multiracial (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
