1 census tracts · pop 6,634 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Beechwood maps to a single census tract in Newport News, VA, population 6,634. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Against a Newport News baseline of 30.6%, about one in five of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Average gross rent is $1,719, 28% above the Newport News average of $1,339.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.7/10. Court records for this tract carry 215 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 19.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 21.8% in 2016 against a 19.8% peak. Among the 30 mapped neighborhoods of Newport News, it ranks #22 by risk, the lower third.
At 17% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Edgewood and Beverly Hills. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $90,168.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Beechwood vs Newport NewsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport2%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Beechwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
215Total filings (sum)
18.05%Avg annual filing rate
19.8%Peak year (2013)
21.79%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Beechwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.8%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility shutoff threat
14.9%Food insecurity
12.9%SNAP enrollment
8.7%No health insurance
32.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Beechwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Beechwood?
Beechwood scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Beechwood compare to Newport News overall?
Beechwood scores 1.0 points lower than Newport News overall (4/10). Renters spend 21% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,719 vs $1,339.
Q3
What is the average rent in Beechwood?
Average gross rent in Beechwood is $1,719/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Beechwood residents are renters?
17% of Beechwood households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Newport News). The neighborhood has 6,634 residents.
Q5
Is Beechwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Beechwood sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Beechwood for landlords?
Beechwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Beechwood?
Beechwood has 6,150 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.6%), Hispanic / Latino (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
