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Neighborhood · Norfolk, VA

Campostella Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 6,323 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10 · range 5.3–5.5

Campostella Heights spans 2 census tracts of Norfolk, VA, population 6,323. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Food insecurity affects 42.6% of adults, 24.8 points above the national rate.

44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Norfolk rate of 32.3%. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10.

Average gross rent is $868, 34% below the Norfolk average of $1,321. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 33%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

72% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. On the high side is economic stress at 8.2/10.

On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Filings are well documented here: 927 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 34.1% of renter households. Among the 55 mapped neighborhoods of Norfolk, it ranks #7 by risk, the upper third.

With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Campostella Heights vs Norfolk How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
43.6% +35%
Norfolk: 32.3%
Average gross rent
$868 -34%
Norfolk: $1,321
Average HH income
$37,877 -41%
Norfolk: $64,017
Poverty rate
33.0% +91%
Norfolk: 17.3%
Renter share
72.0% +34%
Norfolk: 53.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Campostella Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.3–5.5

Why Campostella Heights scores 5.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Rent control risk
44% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
72% renter households · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Economic stress
33.0% below poverty line · Range 5.8–9.4 across tracts
8.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Campostella Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Campostella Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.4Campostella HeightNeighborhood4.1Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Campostella Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51710005100 5.5 4,252 50% $931
51710004600 5.3 2,071 31% $738
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 86

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 95%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 56%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Campostella Heights

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 927Total filings (sum)
  • 32.18%Avg annual filing rate
  • 34.1%Peak year (2016)
  • 30.18%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Campostella Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Campostella Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Campostella Heights?

Campostella Heights scores 5.4/10 (Moderate 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 Campostella Heights compare to Norfolk overall?

Campostella Heights scores 1.3 points higher than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $868 vs $1,321.
Q3

What is the average rent in Campostella Heights?

Average gross rent in Campostella Heights is $868/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Campostella Heights residents are renters?

72% of Campostella Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 6,323 residents.
Q5

Is Campostella Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Campostella Heights sits in the 86th 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

Which tracts in Campostella Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Campostella Heights is census tract 51710005100 (score 5.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 5.5, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Campostella Heights for landlords?

Campostella Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Norfolk as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Campostella Heights?

Campostella Heights has 6,364 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (87.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.1%), Other / Multiracial (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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