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Eviction Risk in Hope Village , Portsmouth

1 census tracts · pop 1,133 · pop-weighted composite 7.3/10 · range 7.3–7.3

Hope Village is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Portsmouth with 1 census tract and a population of 1,133 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 39% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 25% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $392/month sits 70% lower than the Portsmouth citywide median ($1,300).

Eviction Risk
7.3
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
39%
25% severely burdened
Median rent
$392
Median household income
$21,827
52.4% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Hope Village vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

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

Hope Village score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Hope Village: 7.37.3Hope VillageNeighborhoodParent city: 7.27.2Parent cityhost cityState: 5.35.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · VA
Forrest Park
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.7K
Peer · VA
Merrifields
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 6.8K
Peer · VA
Olde Towne
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.5K
Peer · VA
West Cradock
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.8K
Comparison

Hope Village vs Portsmouth

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
7.3 +1%
Portsmouth: 7.2
Rent burden
38.5% +9%
Portsmouth: 35.4%
Median gross rent
$392 -70%
Portsmouth: $1,300
Median HH income
$21,827 -63%
Portsmouth: $58,972
Poverty rate
52.4% +198%
Portsmouth: 17.6%
Renter share
76.2% +81%
Portsmouth: 42.1%
Where

Tract centroids in Hope Village

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 1,123 residents across all tracts in Hope Village. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 1.4% White (non-Hispanic): 13% Black (non-Hispanic): 71% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0.1% Other / Multiracial: 14.5%
  • Hispanic / Latino 1.4%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 13%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 71%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.1%
  • Other / Multiracial 14.5%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Hope Village

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
51740212100 7.3 1,133 38% $392
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 99

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

Socioeconomic status 87%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 100%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hope Village

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 399Total filings (sum)
  • 28.18%Avg annual filing rate
  • 36.7%Peak year (2011)
  • 22.92%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hope Village

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

Frequently asked

About Hope Village

What is the eviction-risk score for Hope Village?

Hope Village scores 7.3/10 (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 Hope Village compare to Portsmouth overall?

Hope Village scores 0.1 points higher than Portsmouth overall (7.2/10). Rent burden: 39% vs 35% citywide. Median rent: $392 vs $1,300.

What is the median rent in Hope Village?

Median gross rent in Hope Village is $392/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Hope Village residents are renters?

76% of Hope Village households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Portsmouth). The neighborhood has 1,133 residents.

Is Hope Village a high social-vulnerability area?

Hope Village 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.