Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Diamond Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lynchburg
Tract 51680001100 · Lynchburg city, VA · pop 1,804 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi
The Diamond Hill area of Lynchburg is where census tract 51680001100 sits, home to 1,804 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is $1/10. That is riskier than about 73% of US census tracts.
63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,039 a month while the average household earns $42,413 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units823
Renter share63.4%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate31.4%
Median income$42,413
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
96
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lynchburg and the region
Centroid at 37.4049, -79.1461 · click any tract to drill in
Why Diamond Hill scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lynchburg
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
31.4% poverty · this tract
7.9
Supply constraint
$1,039 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lynchburg
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lynchburg
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lynchburg
3.5
How Diamond Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 83
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 82%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 49%Grade C
- 24%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 605Total filings over 4 yrs
- 43.19%Avg annual filing rate
- 50.0%Peak (2015)
- 145Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 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.
- 22.2%Housing insecurity
- 16.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 28.6%Food insecurity
- 29.1%SNAP enrollment
- 15.1%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 39.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Diamond Hill
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lynchburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lynchburg City County average of 5.4 and above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 83rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 605 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 43.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 50.0% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 51680001100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51680001100?
Census tract 51680001100 in the Diamond Hill neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 51680001100?
Median gross rent is $1,039/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51680001100?
31.4% of residents in tract 51680001100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,804.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51680001100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 59th, minority 84th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 51680001100 considered part of Diamond Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51680001100 fall within Diamond Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51680001100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 605 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51680001100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 43.19% of renter households, peaking at 50.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 51680001100 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.2% 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. 16.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 51680001100 compare to Lynchburg overall?
Tract 51680001100 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Lynchburg at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lynchburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 51680001100 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 24% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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5.7
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5.6
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
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