1 census tracts · pop 4,073 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Miller Heights maps to a single census tract in Norfolk, VA and houses 4,073 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, Moderate tier. 63% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Norfolk rate of 32.3%.
The severe-burden share is 38%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. SNAP participation is 39.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The dominant input is economic stress at 9.1/10.
The poverty rate is 37%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Food insecurity affects 36.4% of adults, 18.6 points above the national rate. Average gross rent is $980, 26% below the Norfolk average of $1,321.
Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Court records for this tract carry 1,224 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 55.5% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 34.6% in 2016 against a 55.5% peak.
Among the 55 mapped neighborhoods of Norfolk, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Harbor Vista and Denby Park.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Miller Heights vs NorfolkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport85%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Miller Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,224Total filings (sum)
45.05%Avg annual filing rate
55.5%Peak year (2011)
34.60%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Miller Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.4%Housing insecurity
21.7%Utility shutoff threat
36.4%Food insecurity
39.0%SNAP enrollment
15.1%No health insurance
42.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Miller Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Miller Heights?
Miller Heights 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 Miller Heights compare to Norfolk overall?
Miller Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $980 vs $1,321.
Q3
What is the average rent in Miller Heights?
Average gross rent in Miller Heights is $980/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Miller Heights residents are renters?
62% of Miller Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 4,073 residents.
Q5
Is Miller Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Miller Heights sits in the 94th 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 Miller Heights for landlords?
Miller Heights 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 Miller Heights?
Miller Heights has 3,904 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (55.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (18%), Hispanic / Latino (17.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
