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Neighborhood · Independent Hill, VA

Woodhaven Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 2,986 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Woodhaven is a one-tract neighborhood of Independent Hill, VA, population 2,986. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.

around a third of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Independent Hill rate of 25.6%. The severe-burden share is 20%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

At $1,713 a month, rents sit 25% under what the rest of Independent Hill commands. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.

Court records for this tract carry 2 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 6.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 3.1% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.1% of adults, 8.7 points below the national rate. Judgments average 3.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

At 5% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Winding Creek and Shenandoah score within a fraction of it.

Against average income of $184,107, annual rent is only 11%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Woodhaven vs Independent Hill How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
34.7% +36%
Independent Hill: 25.6%
Average gross rent
$1,713 -25%
Independent Hill: $2,295
Average HH income
$184,107 -10%
Independent Hill: $204,500
Poverty rate
2.6% +150%
Independent Hill: 1.0%
Renter share
4.7% +22%
Independent Hill: 3.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Woodhaven and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Woodhaven scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts
6.7
Rent control risk
35% of income on rent · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
5% renter households · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Economic stress
2.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.4–2.4 across tracts
2.4
Risk score comparison

Woodhaven vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Woodhaven score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0WoodhavenNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Woodhaven

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

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
51153901234 3 2,986 35% $1,713
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 10

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

Socioeconomic status 11%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 18%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Woodhaven

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 2Total filings (sum)
  • 3.08%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.1%Peak year (2016)
  • 3.08%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Woodhaven

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

Frequently asked

About Woodhaven

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Woodhaven?

Woodhaven scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Woodhaven compare to Independent Hill overall?

Woodhaven scores 0.4 points lower than Independent Hill overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,713 vs $2,295.
Q3

What is the average rent in Woodhaven?

Average gross rent in Woodhaven is $1,713/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Woodhaven residents are renters?

5% of Woodhaven households are renter-occupied (vs 4% in Independent Hill). The neighborhood has 2,986 residents.
Q5

Is Woodhaven a high social-vulnerability area?

Woodhaven sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Woodhaven for landlords?

Woodhaven carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Independent Hill as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Woodhaven?

Woodhaven has 3,193 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.2%), Hispanic / Latino (18.4%), Other / Multiracial (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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