Neighborhood

Eviction Risk in Arcadia Heights , Portsmouth

1 census tracts · pop 3,312 · pop-weighted composite 6.3/10 · range 6.3–6.3

Arcadia Heights is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Portsmouth with 1 census tract and a population of 3,312 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 22% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 20% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,314/month sits 1% higher than the Portsmouth citywide median ($1,300).

Eviction Risk

6.3

Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts

Rent burden

22%

20% severely burdened

Median rent

$1,314

Median household income

$55,604

20.3% below poverty line

Risk score comparison

Arcadia Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Comparison

Arcadia Heights vs Portsmouth

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score

6.3 -13%

Portsmouth: 7.2

Rent burden

22.4% -37%

Portsmouth: 35.4%

Median gross rent

$1,314 +1%

Portsmouth: $1,300

Median HH income

$55,604 -6%

Portsmouth: $58,972

Poverty rate

20.3% +15%

Portsmouth: 17.6%

Renter share

33.1% -21%

Portsmouth: 42.1%

Where

Tract centroids in Arcadia Heights

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,586 residents across all tracts in Arcadia Heights. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino 1.9%
White (non-Hispanic) 7.4%
Black (non-Hispanic) 71.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic) 3.7%
Other / Multiracial 15.2%

Census tracts

1 tracts in Arcadia Heights

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

Tract	Score	Pop	Rent burden	Median rent
51740211700	6.3	3,312	22%	$1,314

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 72

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

Socioeconomic status 82%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 88%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 91%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 17%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Arcadia Heights

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

421Total filings (sum)
27.44%Avg annual filing rate
29.7%Peak year (2011)
27.42%Latest filed (2016)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Arcadia Heights

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

23.2%Housing insecurity
16.4%Utility shutoff threat
28.9%Food insecurity
27.7%SNAP enrollment
11.8%No health insurance
39.4%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Arcadia Heights

What is the eviction-risk score for Arcadia Heights?

Arcadia Heights scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Arcadia Heights compare to Portsmouth overall?

Arcadia Heights scores 0.9 points lower than Portsmouth overall (7.2/10). Rent burden: 22% vs 35% citywide. Median rent: $1,314 vs $1,300.

What is the median rent in Arcadia Heights?

Median gross rent in Arcadia Heights is $1,314/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Arcadia Heights residents are renters?

33% of Arcadia Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Portsmouth). The neighborhood has 3,312 residents.

Is Arcadia Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Arcadia Heights sits in the 72th 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.