1 census tracts · pop 5,412 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3.4–3.4
Fernleigh maps to a single census tract in Richmond, VA, population 5,412. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Average gross rent is $1,765, 29% above the Richmond average of $1,372.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 30% of renter households. 17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
The filing record is not thin: 172 evictions logged in this tract. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 7.8% of adults, 10.0 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 12.0% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 4.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #40 of 54 neighborhoods in Richmond.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Ginter Park and Museum District. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $89,356.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.4/10 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
3.4
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fernleigh vs RichmondHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority32%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fernleigh
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
172Total filings (sum)
7.52%Avg annual filing rate
12.0%Peak year (2014)
4.13%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fernleigh
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.9%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
5.5%No health insurance
29.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fernleigh
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fernleigh?
Fernleigh scores 3.4/10 (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 Fernleigh compare to Richmond overall?
Fernleigh scores 0.9 points lower than Richmond overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,765 vs $1,372.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fernleigh?
Average gross rent in Fernleigh is $1,765/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fernleigh residents are renters?
30% of Fernleigh households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Richmond). The neighborhood has 5,412 residents.
Q5
Is Fernleigh a high social-vulnerability area?
Fernleigh sits in the 18th 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 Fernleigh for landlords?
Fernleigh carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). 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 Richmond as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fernleigh?
Fernleigh has 5,486 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.4%), Other / Multiracial (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
