4 census tracts · pop 11,472 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3–4.3
Highland Park takes in 4 census tracts of Richmond, VA, population 11,472. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, Moderate tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Richmond rate of 31.1%.
28% 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 supply constraint, at 2.2/10.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.3, a 1.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.
Court records carry 2,238 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 79.2% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,228, 10% below the Richmond average of $1,372. Among the 54 mapped neighborhoods of Richmond, it ranks #31 by risk, the middle third.
Judgments average 13.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $72,773.
34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Park vs RichmondHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority84%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 Highland Park
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,238Total filings (sum)
37.26%Avg annual filing rate
79.2%Peak year (2016)
30.46%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highland Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.3%Housing insecurity
12.0%Utility shutoff threat
20.4%Food insecurity
19.3%SNAP enrollment
9.1%No health insurance
35.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Park?
Highland Park scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Highland Park compare to Richmond overall?
Highland Park scores 0.3 points lower than Richmond overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,228 vs $1,372.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Park?
Average gross rent in Highland Park is $1,228/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Park residents are renters?
34% of Highland Park households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Richmond). The neighborhood has 11,472 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Park sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Highland Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Park is census tract 51760010800 (score 4.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.3, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland Park for landlords?
Highland Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland Park?
Highland Park has 11,093 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (64.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (24%), Other / Multiracial (4.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
