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Neighborhood · Richmond, VA

Oak Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 8,199 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 4.5–5.7

Oak Grove takes in 2 census tracts of Richmond, VA and houses 8,199 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.3/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs about half against 31.1% citywide, putting Oak Grove 20.5% over its own city.

Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 35%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 31.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.6/10. Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

70% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. On the high side is economic stress at 8.1/10.

Average gross rent is $1,067, 22% below the Richmond average of $1,372. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 4.5 to 5.7, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Disability prevalence reaches 46.1% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.

Filings are well documented here: 4,320 across 2 observed tracts. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10.

Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Oak Grove vs Richmond How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
51.6% +66%
Richmond: 31.1%
Average gross rent
$1,067 -22%
Richmond: $1,372
Average HH income
$39,609 -37%
Richmond: $62,671
Poverty rate
35.0% +86%
Richmond: 18.8%
Renter share
69.8% +24%
Richmond: 56.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Oak Grove and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.5–5.7

Why Oak Grove scores 5.3

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 8.4–8.4 across tracts
8.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
52% of income on rent · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
70% renter households · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Economic stress
35.0% below poverty line · Range 3.9–10.0 across tracts
8.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.8 across tracts
1.6
Risk score comparison

Oak Grove vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Oak Grove score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.3Oak GroveNeighborhood4.3Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Oak Grove

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51760060700 5.7 5,636 52% $944
51760060200 4.5 2,563 51% $1,338
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 95

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 97%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 75%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Oak Grove

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4,320Total filings (sum)
  • 57.02%Avg annual filing rate
  • 67.0%Peak year (2014)
  • 43.13%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oak Grove

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

Frequently asked

About Oak Grove

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Grove?

Oak Grove scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Oak Grove compare to Richmond overall?

Oak Grove scores 1.0 points higher than Richmond overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,067 vs $1,372.
Q3

What is the average rent in Oak Grove?

Average gross rent in Oak Grove is $1,067/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Oak Grove residents are renters?

70% of Oak Grove households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Richmond). The neighborhood has 8,199 residents.
Q5

Is Oak Grove a high social-vulnerability area?

Oak Grove sits in the 95th 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.
Q6

Which tracts in Oak Grove have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Oak Grove is census tract 51760060700 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 5.7, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Oak Grove for landlords?

Oak Grove carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Oak Grove?

Oak Grove has 8,546 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (80.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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