2 census tracts · pop 6,309 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3–5.4
Ghent takes in 2 census tracts of Roanoke, VA, population 6,309. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Roanoke baseline of 28.4%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.4, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
The poverty rate is 18%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. At $919 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Roanoke commands. Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of Roanoke, it ranks #14 by risk, the middle third.
For a like-for-like read, Hampden Hills and Buena Vista score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. 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
Ghent vs RoanokeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority44%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ghent
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.9%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility shutoff threat
18.7%Food insecurity
17.9%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
31.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ghent
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ghent?
Ghent 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 Ghent compare to Roanoke overall?
Ghent scores 0.1 points lower than Roanoke overall (4/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $919 vs $996.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ghent?
Average gross rent in Ghent is $919/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ghent residents are renters?
55% of Ghent households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Roanoke). The neighborhood has 6,309 residents.
Q5
Is Ghent a high social-vulnerability area?
Ghent sits in the 54th 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 Ghent have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ghent is census tract 51770001000 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Ghent for landlords?
Ghent 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 Roanoke as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ghent?
Ghent has 6,174 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.8%), Other / Multiracial (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
