Eviction Risk in Grove Park , Portsmouth
1 census tracts · pop 3,924 · pop-weighted composite 6.9/10 · range 6.9–6.9
Grove Park is a white-black neighborhood in Portsmouth with 1 census tract and a population of 3,924 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.9/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 64% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 28% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,305/month sits 0% higher than the Portsmouth citywide median ($1,300).
Grove Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Grove Park vs Portsmouth
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Black Neighborhood — 4,250 residents across all tracts in Grove Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 1.6%
- White (non-Hispanic) 55.5%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 25.1%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 4%
- Other / Multiracial 13.7%
1 tracts in Grove Park
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51740211600 | 6.9 | 3,924 | 64% | $1,305 |
CDC SVI percentile: 64
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Grove Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 310Total filings (sum)
- 16.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.8%Peak year (2011)
- 13.72%Latest filed (2016)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Grove Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 12.8%Housing insecurity
- 8.7%Utility shutoff threat
- 15.4%Food insecurity
- 13.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.4%No health insurance
- 33.7%Any disability
About Grove Park
What is the eviction-risk score for Grove Park?
Grove Park scores 6.9/10 (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 Grove Park compare to Portsmouth overall?
Grove Park scores 0.3 points lower than Portsmouth overall (7.2/10). Rent burden: 64% vs 35% citywide. Median rent: $1,305 vs $1,300.
What is the median rent in Grove Park?
Median gross rent in Grove Park is $1,305/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Grove Park residents are renters?
40% of Grove Park households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Portsmouth). The neighborhood has 3,924 residents.
Is Grove Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Grove Park sits in the 64th 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.