2 census tracts · pop 10,363 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3–4.1
Robinson spans 2 census tracts of Newport News, VA, population 10,363. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. 57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Newport News rate of 30.6%.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 17%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.7/10. Court records for this tract carry 1,135 eviction filings.
Average gross rent is $1,513, 13% above the Newport News average of $1,339. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 49.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 25.8% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 30 mapped neighborhoods of Newport News, it ranks #17 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Windsor Great Park and Nelson Place score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $81,696.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Robinson vs Newport NewsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Robinson
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,135Total filings (sum)
39.97%Avg annual filing rate
49.8%Peak year (2013)
25.79%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Robinson
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.5%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
11.4%SNAP enrollment
8.4%No health insurance
29.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Robinson
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Robinson?
Robinson scores 3.6/10 (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 Robinson compare to Newport News overall?
Robinson scores 0.4 points lower than Newport News overall (4/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,513 vs $1,339.
Q3
What is the average rent in Robinson?
Average gross rent in Robinson is $1,513/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Robinson residents are renters?
31% of Robinson households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Newport News). The neighborhood has 10,363 residents.
Q5
Is Robinson a high social-vulnerability area?
Robinson sits in the 50th 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 Robinson have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Robinson is census tract 51700031602 (score 4.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.1, a spread of 1.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Robinson for landlords?
Robinson carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 Robinson?
Robinson has 10,305 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (48.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (43.5%), Other / Multiracial (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
