1 census tracts · pop 1,703 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Washington Park maps to a single census tract in Richmond, VA, population 1,703. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Richmond baseline of 31.1%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 45%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
SNAP participation is 55.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. At $780 a month, rents sit 43% under what the rest of Richmond commands. 34% 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.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 34.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Annualized rent equals 34% 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.
The filing record is not thin: 790 evictions logged in this tract. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 65.5% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 45.1% in 2016 against a 65.5% peak. That places it #1 of 54 neighborhoods in Richmond.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Washington Park vs RichmondHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Washington Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
790Total filings (sum)
47.69%Avg annual filing rate
65.5%Peak year (2014)
45.13%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Washington Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
34.3%Housing insecurity
28.3%Utility shutoff threat
47.8%Food insecurity
55.0%SNAP enrollment
16.0%No health insurance
52.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Washington Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Washington Park?
Washington Park scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 Washington Park compare to Richmond overall?
Washington Park scores 1.4 points higher than Richmond overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $780 vs $1,372.
Q3
What is the average rent in Washington Park?
Average gross rent in Washington eviction laws Park is $780/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Washington Park residents are renters?
70% of Washington Park households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Richmond). The neighborhood has 1,703 residents.
Q5
Is Washington Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Washington Park sits in the 89th 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
How safe is Washington Park for landlords?
Washington eviction laws Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Washington Park?
Washington Park has 1,633 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (87.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.5%), Other / Multiracial (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
