2 census tracts · pop 8,196 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3.1–3.9
Nelson Place takes in 2 census tracts of Newport News, VA, population 8,196. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.1/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Cost burden runs 37% against 30.6% citywide, putting Nelson Place 5.9% over its own city.
The filing record is not thin: 1,648 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 48.4% of renter households.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 3/10. That places it #19 of 30 neighborhoods in Newport News. Judgments average 11.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,349, close to the Newport News average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $66,907.
44% 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
3.4
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Nelson Place vs Newport NewsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Nelson Place
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,648Total filings (sum)
36.20%Avg annual filing rate
48.4%Peak year (2016)
48.40%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Nelson Place
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.6%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility shutoff threat
16.9%Food insecurity
14.1%SNAP enrollment
9.2%No health insurance
31.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Nelson Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Nelson Place?
Nelson Place scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Nelson Place compare to Newport News overall?
Nelson Place scores 0.6 points lower than Newport News overall (4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,349 vs $1,339.
Q3
What is the average rent in Nelson Place?
Average gross rent in Nelson Place is $1,349/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Nelson Place residents are renters?
44% of Nelson Place households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Newport News). The neighborhood has 8,196 residents.
Q5
Is Nelson Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Nelson Place sits in the 58th 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 Nelson Place have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Nelson Place is census tract 51700031604 (score 3.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.1 to 3.9, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Nelson Place for landlords?
Nelson Place carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Nelson Place?
Nelson Place has 8,142 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (47.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (42.7%), Other / Multiracial (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
