2 census tracts · pop 8,222 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 3–5.5
Colonial Place is a 2-tract neighborhood of Norfolk, VA and houses 8,222 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Norfolk baseline of 32.3%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.5. A 2.5-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $1,543, 17% above the Norfolk average of $1,321.
Filings are well documented here: 686 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 24.7% of renter households. Among the 55 mapped neighborhoods of Norfolk, it ranks #20 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 5.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, West Ocean View and Coleman Place score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $66,732.
61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Colonial Place vs NorfolkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Colonial Place
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
686Total filings (sum)
20.33%Avg annual filing rate
24.7%Peak year (2016)
19.02%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Colonial Place
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.2%Housing insecurity
10.2%Utility shutoff threat
18.9%Food insecurity
16.7%SNAP enrollment
8.3%No health insurance
30.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Colonial Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Colonial Place?
Colonial Place scores 4.2/10 (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 Colonial Place compare to Norfolk overall?
Colonial Place scores 0.1 points higher than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,543 vs $1,321.
Q3
What is the average rent in Colonial Place?
Average gross rent in Colonial Place is $1,543/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Colonial Place residents are renters?
61% of Colonial Place households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 8,222 residents.
Q5
Is Colonial Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Colonial Place sits in the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Colonial Place have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Colonial Place is census tract 51710002600 (score 5.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.5, a spread of 2.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Colonial Place for landlords?
Colonial Place carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Colonial Place?
Colonial Place has 8,181 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
