1 census tracts · pop 4,116 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Hidenwood is a one-tract neighborhood of Newport News, VA, population 4,116. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Newport News rate of 30.6%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 23% 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. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.6/10.
The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Average gross rent is $1,116, 17% below the Newport News average of $1,339.
The filing record is not thin: 592 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 29.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 19.4% in 2016 against a 29.0% peak.
That places it #6 of 30 neighborhoods in Newport News. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $48,370. 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.2/10 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
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hidenwood vs Newport NewsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hidenwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
592Total filings (sum)
19.99%Avg annual filing rate
29.0%Peak year (2012)
19.44%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hidenwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.9%Housing insecurity
9.9%Utility shutoff threat
19.2%Food insecurity
14.9%SNAP enrollment
9.1%No health insurance
34.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hidenwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hidenwood?
Hidenwood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 Hidenwood compare to Newport News overall?
Hidenwood scores 1.2 points higher than Newport News overall (4/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,116 vs $1,339.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hidenwood?
Average gross rent in Hidenwood is $1,116/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hidenwood residents are renters?
60% of Hidenwood households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Newport News). The neighborhood has 4,116 residents.
Q5
Is Hidenwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Hidenwood sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Hidenwood for landlords?
Hidenwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hidenwood?
Hidenwood has 4,296 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.3%), Hispanic / Latino (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
