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Neighborhood · Norfolk, VA

East Haven Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 1,872 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

East Haven is a one-tract neighborhood of Norfolk, VA, population 1,872. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Norfolk baseline of 32.3%, roughly two in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Average gross rent is $1,625, 23% above the Norfolk average of $1,321. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.1/10. Court records for this tract carry 7 eviction filings.

Food insecurity affects 7.0% of adults, 10.8 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 5.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 3.1% of renter households.

Recent filings have not receded much: 2.5% in 2016 against a 3.1% peak. Among the 55 mapped neighborhoods of Norfolk, it ranks #44 by risk, the lower third.

At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Crawford Bay and Winona score within a fraction of it.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. 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
East Haven vs Norfolk How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
65.4% +102%
Norfolk: 32.3%
Average gross rent
$1,625 +23%
Norfolk: $1,321
Average HH income
$102,841 +61%
Norfolk: $64,017
Poverty rate
8.5% -51%
Norfolk: 17.3%
Renter share
21.3% -60%
Norfolk: 53.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across East Haven and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why East Haven scores 3

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
65% 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
21% 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
8.5% below poverty line · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts
4.6
Risk score comparison

East Haven vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

East Haven score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0East HavenNeighborhood4.1Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in East Haven

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51710002200 3 1,872 65% $1,625
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 10

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

Socioeconomic status 18%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 18%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in East Haven

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 7Total filings (sum)
  • 2.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.1%Peak year (2011)
  • 2.47%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Haven

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

Frequently asked

About East Haven

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for East Haven?

East Haven 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 East Haven compare to Norfolk overall?

East Haven scores 1.1 points lower than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,625 vs $1,321.
Q3

What is the average rent in East Haven?

Average gross rent in East Haven is $1,625/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of East Haven residents are renters?

21% of East Haven households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 1,872 residents.
Q5

Is East Haven a high social-vulnerability area?

East Haven sits in the 10th 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 East Haven for landlords?

East Haven 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 East Haven?

East Haven has 1,925 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (69.4%), Other / Multiracial (11.3%), Hispanic / Latino (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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