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Neighborhood · Norfolk, VA

Willoughby Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 3,352 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Willoughby Terrace maps to a single census tract in Norfolk, VA, population 3,352. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10.

Against a Norfolk baseline of 32.3%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. Court records for this tract carry 455 eviction filings. The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 34.9% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,204, 9% below the Norfolk average of $1,321. Recent filings have not receded much: 28.0% in 2016 against a 34.9% peak.

Among the 55 mapped neighborhoods of Norfolk, it ranks #44 by risk, the lower third. Against average income of $91,908, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.

Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 3/10 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
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Willoughby Terrace vs Norfolk How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
42.5% +32%
Norfolk: 32.3%
Average gross rent
$1,204 -9%
Norfolk: $1,321
Average HH income
$91,908 +44%
Norfolk: $64,017
Poverty rate
4.8% -72%
Norfolk: 17.3%
Renter share
46.0% -14%
Norfolk: 53.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Willoughby Terrace and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Willoughby Terrace scores 3

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
43% 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
46% 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
4.8% below poverty line · Range 1.2–1.2 across tracts
1.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Risk score comparison

Willoughby Terrace vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Willoughby Terrace score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Willoughby TerraceNeighborhood4.1Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Willoughby Terrace

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51710000500 3 3,352 43% $1,204
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 55

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

Socioeconomic status 51%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 83%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Willoughby Terrace

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 455Total filings (sum)
  • 31.43%Avg annual filing rate
  • 34.9%Peak year (2011)
  • 27.99%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Willoughby Terrace

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

Frequently asked

About Willoughby Terrace

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Willoughby Terrace?

Willoughby Terrace 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 Willoughby Terrace compare to Norfolk overall?

Willoughby Terrace scores 1.1 points lower than Norfolk overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,204 vs $1,321.
Q3

What is the average rent in Willoughby Terrace?

Average gross rent in Willoughby Terrace is $1,204/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Willoughby Terrace residents are renters?

46% of Willoughby Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Norfolk). The neighborhood has 3,352 residents.
Q5

Is Willoughby Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?

Willoughby Terrace sits in the 55th 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 Willoughby Terrace for landlords?

Willoughby Terrace 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 Willoughby Terrace?

Willoughby Terrace has 3,492 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.6%), Other / Multiracial (12.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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