1 census tracts · pop 3,769 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Meadowbrook Forest maps to a single census tract in Norfolk, VA and houses 3,769 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs about half against 32.3% citywide, putting Meadowbrook Forest 19.1% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.3/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
16% 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. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. Court records for this tract carry 516 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 49.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 9.7% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 55 mapped neighborhoods of Norfolk, it ranks #44 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Crawford Bay and Cottage Park. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,260, close to the Norfolk average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $72,324. 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Meadowbrook Forest vs NorfolkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Meadowbrook Forest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
516Total filings (sum)
29.38%Avg annual filing rate
49.1%Peak year (2011)
9.66%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Meadowbrook Forest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.2%Housing insecurity
9.4%Utility shutoff threat
16.9%Food insecurity
14.1%SNAP enrollment
10.7%No health insurance
33.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Meadowbrook Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Meadowbrook Forest?
Meadowbrook Forest 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 Meadowbrook Forest compare to Norfolk overall?
Meadowbrook Forest scores 1.1 points lower than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,260 vs $1,321.
Q3
What is the average rent in Meadowbrook Forest?
Average gross rent in Meadowbrook Forest is $1,260/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Meadowbrook Forest residents are renters?
55% of Meadowbrook Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 3,769 residents.
Q5
Is Meadowbrook Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Meadowbrook Forest sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Meadowbrook Forest for landlords?
Meadowbrook Forest 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 Meadowbrook Forest?
Meadowbrook Forest has 3,613 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (36.3%), Other / Multiracial (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
