2 census tracts · pop 6,872 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.3–4.5
Bay View Beach is a 2-tract neighborhood of Norfolk, VA, population 6,872. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 58% against 32.3% citywide, putting Bay View Beach 25.2% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. 24% 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.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.3 to 4.5. A 1.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. At $1,104 a month, rents sit 16% under what the rest of Norfolk commands.
Filings are well documented here: 1,306 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 57.1% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 35.3% in 2016 against a 57.1% peak. That places it #32 of 55 neighborhoods in Norfolk.
For a like-for-like read, Glen Rock and Fox Hall Park score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $62,905. 50% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.7 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
3.7
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bay View Beach vs NorfolkHow 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 & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bay View Beach
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,306Total filings (sum)
40.52%Avg annual filing rate
57.1%Peak year (2011)
36.64%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bay View Beach
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.4%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility shutoff threat
18.5%Food insecurity
16.5%SNAP enrollment
11.5%No health insurance
34.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bay View Beach
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bay View Beach?
Bay View Beach scores 3.7/10 (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 Bay View Beach compare to Norfolk overall?
Bay View Beach scores 0.4 points lower than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,104 vs $1,321.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bay View Beach?
Average gross rent in Bay View Beach is $1,104/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bay View Beach residents are renters?
50% of Bay View Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 6,872 residents.
Q5
Is Bay View Beach a high social-vulnerability area?
Bay View Beach sits in the 60th 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 Bay View Beach have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Bay View Beach is census tract 51710000201 (score 4.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 4.5, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Bay View Beach for landlords?
Bay View Beach carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 Norfolk as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Bay View Beach?
Bay View Beach has 6,984 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (54.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.4%), Hispanic / Latino (17.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.