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Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Lakeland Eviction Risk: Lower , Norfolk

Tract 51710006607 · Norfolk city, VA · pop 2,644 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 51710006607 belongs to the Lakeland neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia. It is home to 2,644 residents and scores 4.1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 13% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 22% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,254 a month while the average household earns $72,396 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 20% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,107
Renter share26.2%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$72,396

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Lakeland
Very Low
Within parent city
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#68 of 80 tracts In Norfolk
Very Low
Within county
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#68 of 80 tracts In Norfolk city
Very Low
Within state
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#744 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Norfolk and the region

Centroid at 36.8967, -76.2166 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakeland scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Norfolk
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,254 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Norfolk
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Norfolk
5.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Norfolk
5.0

How Lakeland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lakeland risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 006607Norfolk: 4.54.5Norfolkparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 84Total filings over 2 yrs
  • 12.52%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.2%Peak (2011)
  • 33Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Lakeland. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lakeland

The heaviest input here is housing court bias at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Norfolk eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Norfolk City County average of 5.1 and below the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 84 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 12.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.2% of renter households in 2011.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 51710006607

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51710006607?

Census tract 51710006607 in the Lakeland neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 51710006607?

Median gross rent is $1,254/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51710006607?

3.8% of residents in tract 51710006607 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,644.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51710006607?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 55th, minority 73th, housing 37th.
Q5

Is tract 51710006607 considered part of Lakeland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51710006607 fall within Lakeland (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51710006607?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 84 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 51710006607 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.52% of renter households, peaking at 16.2% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51710006607 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.6% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51710006607 compare to Norfolk overall?

Tract 51710006607 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Norfolk at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Norfolk eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Norfolk

Top eight tracts in Norfolk ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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