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Beechmont Eviction Risk: Moderate , Newport News

Tract 51700032228 · Newport News city, VA · pop 2,947 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 51700032228 sits in the Beechmont area of Newport News eviction risk, Virginia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. It lands near the 82nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,494 a month while the average household earns $63,654 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 27% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,160
Renter share52.8%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate25.6%
Median income$63,654

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Beechmont
Very High
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 47 tracts In Newport News
High
Within county
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 47 tracts In Newport News city
High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#181 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Newport News and the region

Centroid at 37.1362, -76.5509 · click any tract to drill in

Why Beechmont scores 5.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Newport News
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.6
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
25.6% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,494 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Newport News
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Newport News
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Newport News
4.5

How Beechmont compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Beechmont risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.25.2This tracttract 032228Newport News: 4.34.3Newport Newsparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Beechmont. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Beechmont

What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.4/10. 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 Newport News eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Newport News City County average of 5.8 and above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 51700032228

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51700032228?

Census tract 51700032228 in the Beechmont neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 51700032228?

Median gross rent is $1,494/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51700032228?

25.6% of residents in tract 51700032228 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,947.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51700032228?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 68th, minority 62th, housing 46th.
Q5

Is tract 51700032228 considered part of Beechmont?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51700032228 fall within Beechmont (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 51700032228 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.7% 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. 13.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 51700032228 compare to Newport News overall?

Tract 51700032228 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Newport News at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Newport News eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Newport News

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

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