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Neighborhood · Roanoke, VA

Miller Court Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,837 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10 · range 5.2–5.2

Miller Court is a one-tract neighborhood of Roanoke, VA, population 2,837. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Roanoke baseline of 28.4%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

SNAP participation is 27.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.1/10.

Food insecurity affects 27.8% of adults, 10.0 points above the national rate. The severe-burden share is 8%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Among the 23 mapped neighborhoods of Roanoke, it ranks #4 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $973, close to the Roanoke average.

Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $45,642. 63% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 5.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Miller Court vs Roanoke How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.2% +77%
Roanoke: 28.4%
Average gross rent
$973 -2%
Roanoke: $996
Average HH income
$45,642 -13%
Roanoke: $52,671
Poverty rate
28.2% +43%
Roanoke: 19.7%
Renter share
62.7% +32%
Roanoke: 47.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Miller Court and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.2–5.2

Why Miller Court scores 5.2

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 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
50% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
63% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Economic stress
28.2% below poverty line · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Risk score comparison

Miller Court vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Miller Court score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.2Miller CourtNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Miller Court

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51770002301 5.2 2,837 50% $973
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 78

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 76%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 73%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Miller Court

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

Frequently asked

About Miller Court

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Miller Court?

Miller Court scores 5.2/10 (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 Miller Court compare to Roanoke overall?

Miller Court scores 1.2 points higher than Roanoke overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $973 vs $996.
Q3

What is the average rent in Miller Court?

Average gross rent in Miller Court is $973/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Miller Court residents are renters?

63% of Miller Court households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Roanoke). The neighborhood has 2,837 residents.
Q5

Is Miller Court a high social-vulnerability area?

Miller Court sits in the 78th 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 Miller Court for landlords?

Miller Court carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Roanoke as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Miller Court?

Miller Court has 2,949 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (54%), White (non-Hispanic) (34%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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