2 census tracts · pop 5,534 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3–4.5
Union Hill is a 2-tract neighborhood of Richmond, VA and houses 5,534 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.9/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 51% against 31.1% citywide, putting Union Hill 20.1% over its own city.
75% 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. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.5. A 1.5-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Court records for this tract carry 135 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 12.2% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.0% of adults, 8.8 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 7.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The most recent observed rate, 6.7% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #32 of 54 neighborhoods in Richmond.
For a like-for-like read, Forest Hill Farms and Fulton Hill score within a fraction of it.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.9 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
3.9
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Union Hill vs RichmondHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Union Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
135Total filings (sum)
8.69%Avg annual filing rate
12.2%Peak year (2013)
6.72%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Union Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.3%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
9.3%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
6.2%No health insurance
22.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Union Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Union Hill?
Union Hill scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 Union Hill compare to Richmond overall?
Union Hill scores 0.4 points lower than Richmond overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,439 vs $1,372.
Q3
What is the average rent in Union Hill?
Average gross rent in Union Hill is $1,439/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Union Hill residents are renters?
75% of Union Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Richmond). The neighborhood has 5,534 residents.
Q5
Is Union Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Union Hill sits in the 16th 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
Which tracts in Union Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Union Hill is census tract 51760020501 (score 4.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.5, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Union Hill for landlords?
Union Hill carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Union Hill?
Union Hill has 5,300 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.3%), Other / Multiracial (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
