3 census tracts · pop 7,386 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.2–5.5
Huntersville takes in 3 census tracts of Norfolk, VA and houses 7,386 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Norfolk baseline of 32.3%, 56% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
27.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Food insecurity affects 44.0% of adults, 26.2 points above the national rate.
The poverty rate is 36%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 27% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.3/10.
76% 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. Average gross rent is $944, 29% below the Norfolk average of $1,321.
Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 8.1/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Court records carry 1,074 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 38.5% of renter households.
That places it #7 of 55 neighborhoods in Norfolk. Judgments average 10.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
With little internal variation, 5.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Huntersville vs NorfolkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Huntersville
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,074Total filings (sum)
31.08%Avg annual filing rate
38.5%Peak year (2016)
30.36%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Huntersville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
33.9%Housing insecurity
28.0%Utility shutoff threat
44.7%Food insecurity
49.6%SNAP enrollment
15.7%No health insurance
46.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Huntersville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Huntersville?
Huntersville scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Huntersville compare to Norfolk overall?
Huntersville scores 1.3 points higher than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $944 vs $1,321.
Q3
What is the average rent in Huntersville?
Average gross rent in Huntersville is $944/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Huntersville residents are renters?
76% of Huntersville households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 7,386 residents.
Q5
Is Huntersville a high social-vulnerability area?
Huntersville sits in the 89th 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 Huntersville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Huntersville is census tract 51710003501 (score 5.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.5, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Huntersville for landlords?
Huntersville carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Huntersville?
Huntersville has 7,476 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (79.6%), Other / Multiracial (10.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
