1 census tracts · pop 3,865 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
Oakhurst maps to a single census tract in Petersburg, VA, population 3,865. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, Moderate tier. Against a Petersburg baseline of 30.7%, 63% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. 27% 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 supply constraint, at 2.2/10. The filing record is not thin: 2,579 evictions logged in this tract. Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.3/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 46.6% of renter households. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Petersburg, it ranks #7 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 11.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Westbourne and Battersea. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,228, close to the Petersburg average.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $51,049. 49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.3/10 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
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Oakhurst vs PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport99%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oakhurst
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,579Total filings (sum)
38.82%Avg annual filing rate
46.6%Peak year (2016)
46.60%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oakhurst
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.8%Housing insecurity
13.6%Utility shutoff threat
24.3%Food insecurity
22.6%SNAP enrollment
12.1%No health insurance
37.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oakhurst
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oakhurst?
Oakhurst scores 5.3/10 (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 Oakhurst compare to Petersburg overall?
Oakhurst scores 0.6 points lower than Petersburg overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,228 vs $1,174.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oakhurst?
Average gross rent in Oakhurst is $1,228/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oakhurst residents are renters?
49% of Oakhurst households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in Petersburg). The neighborhood has 3,865 residents.
Q5
Is Oakhurst a high social-vulnerability area?
Oakhurst sits in the 99th 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 Oakhurst for landlords?
Oakhurst carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Petersburg as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Oakhurst?
Oakhurst has 4,197 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (72.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (13.2%), Other / Multiracial (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
