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Neighborhood · Norfolk, VA

Denby Park Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,678 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10 · range 5.5–5.5

Denby Park is a one-tract neighborhood of Norfolk, VA and houses 2,678 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Norfolk baseline of 32.3%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

68% 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 softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

At $1,014 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of Norfolk commands. The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

The filing record is not thin: 282 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 27.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 7.7% in 2016, is well off that peak.

That places it #1 of 55 neighborhoods in Norfolk.

One tract means one number: 5.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Denby Park vs Norfolk How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.2% +77%
Norfolk: 32.3%
Average gross rent
$1,014 -23%
Norfolk: $1,321
Average HH income
$34,519 -46%
Norfolk: $64,017
Poverty rate
23.4% +35%
Norfolk: 17.3%
Renter share
67.8% +26%
Norfolk: 53.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Denby Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.5–5.5

Why Denby Park scores 5.5

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
57% 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
68% 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
23.4% below poverty line · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Denby Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Denby Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.5Denby ParkNeighborhood4.1Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Denby Park

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51710001400 5.5 2,678 57% $1,014
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 87

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 73%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 95%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Denby Park

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 282Total filings (sum)
  • 17.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 27.5%Peak year (2011)
  • 7.65%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Denby Park

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

Frequently asked

About Denby Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Denby Park?

Denby Park scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 Denby Park compare to Norfolk overall?

Denby Park scores 1.4 points higher than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,014 vs $1,321.
Q3

What is the average rent in Denby Park?

Average gross rent in Denby Park is $1,014/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Denby Park residents are renters?

68% of Denby Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 2,678 residents.
Q5

Is Denby Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Denby Park sits in the 87th 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

How safe is Denby Park for landlords?

Denby Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Denby Park?

Denby Park has 2,602 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (40.4%), Hispanic / Latino (10.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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