3 census tracts · pop 11,635 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.5–5.2
Beechmont takes in 3 census tracts of Newport News, VA, population 11,635. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 30.6% citywide, putting Beechmont 15.6% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Court records for this tract carry 3,160 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 98.3% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 87.8% in 2016 against a 98.3% peak. Average gross rent is $1,254, 6% below the Newport News average of $1,339. Among the 30 mapped neighborhoods of Newport News, it ranks #9 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Bernard Village and Courthouse Green. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $59,110.
53% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Beechmont vs Newport NewsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Beechmont
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,160Total filings (sum)
90.63%Avg annual filing rate
98.3%Peak year (2013)
87.84%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Beechmont
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.3%Housing insecurity
13.4%Utility shutoff threat
23.5%Food insecurity
21.6%SNAP enrollment
12.0%No health insurance
34.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Beechmont
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Beechmont?
Beechmont scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Beechmont compare to Newport News overall?
Beechmont scores 0.8 points higher than Newport News overall (4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,254 vs $1,339.
Q3
What is the average rent in Beechmont?
Average gross rent in Beechmont is $1,254/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Beechmont residents are renters?
53% of Beechmont households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Newport News). The neighborhood has 11,635 residents.
Q5
Is Beechmont a high social-vulnerability area?
Beechmont sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Beechmont have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Beechmont is census tract 51700032228 (score 5.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 5.2, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Beechmont for landlords?
Beechmont carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Newport News as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Beechmont?
Beechmont has 12,036 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (38.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (28%), Hispanic / Latino (19.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
