Neighborhood · Ranked #14,906 of 84,120 nationally

Highland Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Blacksburg

Tract 51121020600 · Montgomery County, VA · pop 5,961 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 51121020600 sits in the Highland Park area of Blacksburg eviction risk, VA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 31% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units2,261

Renter share48.2%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate22.2%

Median income$85,757

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Blacksburg and the region

Centroid at 37.2280, -80.3858 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highland Park scores 6.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Blacksburg

5.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.3

State political climate

Virginia legislature & governorship

3.2

Economic stress

22.2% poverty · this tract

5.6

Supply constraint

$1,199 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Blacksburg

9.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Blacksburg

9.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Blacksburg

9.5

How Highland Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

39%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
21%Racial/ethnic minority
56%Housing & transportation

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.

6.9%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
5.8%No health insurance
16.6%Frequent mental distress
24.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highland Park

Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 9.5/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.4/10.

Severe burden reaches 22%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. It sits 1.5 points above the Montgomery County average of 5.1.

The poverty rate is 22%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. SNAP participation runs 6.2% against 15.2% nationally. 36% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Montgomery County average of 40.4%.

Housing insecurity runs 6.9% against 14.2% nationally. At $1,199 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Blacksburg commands. Nationally it ranks #14,906 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 3.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $85,757, annual rent is just 17%.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 51121020600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51121020600?

Census tract 51121020600 in the Highland Park neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 51121020600?

Median gross rent is $1,199/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 51121020600?

22.2% of residents in tract 51121020600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,961.

How socially vulnerable is tract 51121020600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 8th, minority 21th, housing 56th.

Is tract 51121020600 considered part of Highland Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51121020600 fall within Highland Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 51121020600 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 51121020600 compare to Blacksburg overall?

Tract 51121020600 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Blacksburg at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Blacksburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Blacksburg

Top eight tracts in Blacksburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.