Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
South Hill Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Christiansburg
Tract 51121021000 · Montgomery County, VA · pop 5,268 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Tract 51121021000 covers the South Hill Park area of Christiansburg in Virginia. Home to 5,268 residents, it scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 51% of US census tracts.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $885 a month against an average household income of $94,514 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units2,071
Renter share19.7%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate11.5%
Median income$94,514
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
20
th percentile
Low
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Christiansburg and the region
Centroid at 37.1051, -80.4223 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Hill Park scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Christiansburg
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
11.5% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$885 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Christiansburg
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Christiansburg
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Christiansburg
5.2
How South Hill Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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.
- 7.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.5%Food insecurity
- 7.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.5%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 26.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Hill Park
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Christiansburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Montgomery County average of 6.0 and in line with the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 7.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 51121021000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51121021000?
Census tract 51121021000 in the South Hill Park neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 51121021000?
Median gross rent is $885/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51121021000?
11.5% of residents in tract 51121021000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,268.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51121021000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 33th, minority 22th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 51121021000 considered part of South Hill Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51121021000 fall within South Hill Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51121021000 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.4% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51121021000 compare to Christiansburg overall?
Tract 51121021000 scores 3.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Christiansburg at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Christiansburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Christiansburg
Top eight tracts in Christiansburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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