1 census tracts · pop 2,073 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Battersea is a one-tract neighborhood of Petersburg, VA and houses 2,073 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
This is a renter market: 92% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.1/10.
SNAP participation is 32.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 29% of renter households.
The severe-burden share is 19%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 18.5% 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. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Court records for this tract carry 1,198 eviction filings. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.3/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 50.7% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,046, 11% below the Petersburg average of $1,174. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Petersburg, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 15.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Oakhurst and Kennelworth score within a fraction of it.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.9/10 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
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Battersea vs PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Battersea
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,198Total filings (sum)
38.13%Avg annual filing rate
50.7%Peak year (2016)
50.70%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Battersea
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.8%Housing insecurity
18.5%Utility shutoff threat
33.0%Food insecurity
32.5%SNAP enrollment
13.2%No health insurance
41.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Battersea
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Battersea?
Battersea scores 5.9/10 (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 Battersea compare to Petersburg overall?
Battersea scores 0.0 points higher than Petersburg overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,046 vs $1,174.
Q3
What is the average rent in Battersea?
Average gross rent in Battersea is $1,046/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Battersea residents are renters?
92% of Battersea households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in Petersburg). The neighborhood has 2,073 residents.
Q5
Is Battersea a high social-vulnerability area?
Battersea sits in the 87th 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 Battersea for landlords?
Battersea carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). 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 Petersburg as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Battersea?
Battersea has 2,050 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (74.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (15.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
