Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally
White Pine Eviction Risk: Lower , Christiansburg
Tract 51121020900 · Montgomery County, VA · pop 4,798 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 51121020900 covers part of the White Pine area of Christiansburg, VA, and scores 3.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,798. 21% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well below the Montgomery County average of 40.4%.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,961
Renter share39.4%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate10.9%
Median income$75,723
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Christiansburg and the region
Centroid at 37.1285, -80.3414 · click any tract to drill in
Why White Pine scores 3.4
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
10.9% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,202 rent vs county FMR
4.8
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 White Pine compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 35
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 27%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.9%Food insecurity
- 7.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 26.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in White Pine
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. It sits 1.7 points below the Montgomery County average of 5.1.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.7/10. The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Food insecurity runs 8.9% against 17.8% nationally.
Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.9/10. SNAP participation runs 7.3% against 15.2% nationally.
That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.1/10.
Statewide the VA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 0.8 points cooler. Average gross rent is $1,202, close to the Christiansburg average. Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $75,723.
39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 51121020900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51121020900?
Census tract 51121020900 in the White Pine neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 51121020900?
Median gross rent is $1,202/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51121020900?
10.9% of residents in tract 51121020900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,798.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51121020900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 27th, minority 24th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 51121020900 considered part of White Pine?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51121020900 fall within White Pine (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51121020900 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51121020900 compare to Christiansburg overall?
Tract 51121020900 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Christiansburg at 4/10. 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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