Eviction Risk in Windmill Shores , Portsmouth
1 census tracts · pop 5,394 · pop-weighted composite 6.6/10 · range 6.6–6.6
Windmill Shores is a white-black neighborhood in Portsmouth with 1 census tract and a population of 5,394 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 44% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 0% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,855/month sits 43% higher than the Portsmouth citywide median ($1,300).
Windmill Shores 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.
Windmill Shores vs Portsmouth
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White-Black Neighborhood — 5,321 residents across all tracts in Windmill Shores. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 1.4%
- White (non-Hispanic) 54.3%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 33.3%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 4.8%
- Other / Multiracial 6.3%
1 tracts in Windmill Shores
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51740213001 | 6.6 | 5,394 | 44% | $1,855 |
CDC SVI percentile: 35
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Windmill Shores
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 270Total filings (sum)
- 35.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 28.2%Peak year (2011)
- 57.79%Latest filed (2016)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Windmill Shores
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 6.8%Utility shutoff threat
- 11.5%Food insecurity
- 9.0%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%No health insurance
- 30.0%Any disability
About Windmill Shores
What is the eviction-risk score for Windmill Shores?
Windmill Shores scores 6.6/10 (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 Windmill Shores compare to Portsmouth overall?
Windmill Shores scores 0.6 points lower than Portsmouth overall (7.2/10). Rent burden: 44% vs 35% citywide. Median rent: $1,855 vs $1,300.
What is the median rent in Windmill Shores?
Median gross rent in Windmill Shores is $1,855/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Windmill Shores residents are renters?
16% of Windmill Shores households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Portsmouth). The neighborhood has 5,394 residents.
Is Windmill Shores a high social-vulnerability area?
Windmill Shores sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.