1 census tracts · pop 2,174 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Cottage Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Norfolk, VA, population 2,174. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for around a third of renter households. Court records for this tract carry 418 eviction filings.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.5/10. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 43.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 19.8% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 55 mapped neighborhoods of Norfolk, it ranks #44 by risk, the lower third.
Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,266, close to the Norfolk average.
Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $66,563. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cottage Park vs NorfolkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport11%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cottage Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
418Total filings (sum)
31.59%Avg annual filing rate
43.4%Peak year (2011)
19.82%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cottage Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.9%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
9.4%No health insurance
29.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cottage Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cottage Park?
Cottage Park scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Cottage Park compare to Norfolk overall?
Cottage Park scores 1.1 points lower than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,266 vs $1,321.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cottage Park?
Average gross rent in Cottage Park is $1,266/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cottage Park residents are renters?
62% of Cottage Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 2,174 residents.
Q5
Is Cottage Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Cottage Park sits in the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Cottage Park for landlords?
Cottage Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cottage Park?
Cottage Park has 2,169 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.3%), Hispanic / Latino (12.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
