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Neighborhood · Norfolk, VA

Oakwood Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,448 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10 · range 4.7–4.7

Oakwood is a one-tract neighborhood of Norfolk, VA, population 4,448. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, Moderate tier. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.6/10.

22% 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. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

around a third of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

The filing record is not thin: 1,073 evictions logged in this tract. At $1,111 a month, rents sit 16% under what the rest of Norfolk commands.

14.7% 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. SNAP participation is 24.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 54.4% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 26.5% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #14 of 55 neighborhoods in Norfolk.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Lenox and Brambleton. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

One tract means one number: 4.7/10 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
4.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Oakwood vs Norfolk How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
32.0% -1%
Norfolk: 32.3%
Average gross rent
$1,111 -16%
Norfolk: $1,321
Average HH income
$57,964 -9%
Norfolk: $64,017
Poverty rate
20.1% +16%
Norfolk: 17.3%
Renter share
63.0% +17%
Norfolk: 53.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oakwood and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.7–4.7

Why Oakwood scores 4.7

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
32% 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
63% 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
20.1% below poverty line · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.6–1.6 across tracts
1.6
Risk score comparison

Oakwood vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Oakwood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.7OakwoodNeighborhood4.1Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Oakwood

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51710005800 4.7 4,448 32% $1,111
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 78

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

Socioeconomic status 56%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 99%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Oakwood

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,073Total filings (sum)
  • 40.46%Avg annual filing rate
  • 54.4%Peak year (2011)
  • 26.52%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oakwood

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

Frequently asked

About Oakwood

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Oakwood?

Oakwood scores 4.7/10 (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 Oakwood compare to Norfolk overall?

Oakwood scores 0.6 points higher than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,111 vs $1,321.
Q3

What is the average rent in Oakwood?

Average gross rent in Oakwood is $1,111/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Oakwood residents are renters?

63% of Oakwood households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 4,448 residents.
Q5

Is Oakwood a high social-vulnerability area?

Oakwood sits in the 78th 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 Oakwood for landlords?

Oakwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 Oakwood?

Oakwood has 4,212 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (80.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (8%), Hispanic / Latino (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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