1 census tracts · pop 5,099 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Westbourne is a one-tract neighborhood of Petersburg, VA, population 5,099. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 30.7% citywide, putting Westbourne 15.5% over its own city.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10. 25% 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 1.6/10.
The filing record is not thin: 5,438 evictions logged in this tract. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.6/10. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 105.8% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 85.4% in 2016 against a 105.8% peak. Among the 10 mapped neighborhoods of Petersburg, it ranks #8 by risk, the lower third. For a like-for-like read, Camelot and Westchester score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,129, close to the Petersburg average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $58,644.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 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
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westbourne vs PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westbourne
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5,438Total filings (sum)
90.71%Avg annual filing rate
105.8%Peak year (2014)
85.35%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westbourne
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.7%Housing insecurity
10.9%Utility shutoff threat
19.6%Food insecurity
17.2%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
35.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westbourne
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westbourne?
Westbourne scores 4.8/10 (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 Westbourne compare to Petersburg overall?
Westbourne scores 1.1 points lower than Petersburg overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,129 vs $1,174.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westbourne?
Average gross rent in Westbourne is $1,129/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westbourne residents are renters?
61% of Westbourne households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in Petersburg). The neighborhood has 5,099 residents.
Q5
Is Westbourne a high social-vulnerability area?
Westbourne sits in the 66th 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 Westbourne for landlords?
Westbourne carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Westbourne?
Westbourne has 5,476 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (67.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.2%), Other / Multiracial (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
