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Eviction Risk in Westhaven Park , Portsmouth

1 census tracts · pop 2,012 · pop-weighted composite 7.3/10 · range 7.3–7.3

Westhaven Park is a black-white neighborhood in Portsmouth with 1 census tract and a population of 2,012 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. 60% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 37% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $883/month sits 32% lower than the Portsmouth citywide median ($1,300).

Eviction Risk
7.3
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
60%
37% severely burdened
Median rent
$883
Median household income
$60,179
30.0% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Westhaven Park vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

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

Westhaven Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Westhaven Park: 7.37.3Westhaven ParkNeighborhoodParent 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
Hope Village
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.1K
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
Comparison

Westhaven Park vs Portsmouth

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
7.3 +1%
Portsmouth: 7.2
Rent burden
59.9% +69%
Portsmouth: 35.4%
Median gross rent
$883 -32%
Portsmouth: $1,300
Median HH income
$60,179 +2%
Portsmouth: $58,972
Poverty rate
30.0% +71%
Portsmouth: 17.6%
Renter share
42.9% +2%
Portsmouth: 42.1%
Where

Tract centroids in Westhaven Park

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black-White Neighborhood — 1,954 residents across all tracts in Westhaven Park. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 8.4% White (non-Hispanic): 21% Black (non-Hispanic): 49.1% Asian (non-Hispanic): 10.1% Other / Multiracial: 11.5%
  • Hispanic / Latino 8.4%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 21%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 49.1%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 10.1%
  • Other / Multiracial 11.5%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Westhaven Park

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
51740211500 7.3 2,012 60% $883
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 93

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

Socioeconomic status 74%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 98%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 82%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Westhaven Park

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 332Total filings (sum)
  • 25.11%Avg annual filing rate
  • 35.9%Peak year (2016)
  • 35.90%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westhaven Park

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

Frequently asked

About Westhaven Park

What is the eviction-risk score for Westhaven Park?

Westhaven Park 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 Westhaven Park compare to Portsmouth overall?

Westhaven Park scores 0.1 points higher than Portsmouth overall (7.2/10). Rent burden: 60% vs 35% citywide. Median rent: $883 vs $1,300.

What is the median rent in Westhaven Park?

Median gross rent in Westhaven Park is $883/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Westhaven Park residents are renters?

43% of Westhaven Park households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Portsmouth). The neighborhood has 2,012 residents.

Is Westhaven Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Westhaven Park sits in the 93th 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.