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Miller Court Eviction Risk: Moderate , Roanoke

Tract 51770002301 · Roanoke city, VA · pop 2,837 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

For landlords sizing up Miller Court in Roanoke, census tract 51770002301 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. It lands near the 82nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $973 a month while the average household earns $45,642 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 31% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,261
Renter share62.7%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate28.2%
Median income$45,642

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Miller Court
Moderate
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 25 tracts In Roanoke
High
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 25 tracts In Roanoke city
High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#85 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Roanoke and the region

Centroid at 37.3167, -79.9896 · click any tract to drill in

Why Miller Court scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Roanoke
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
28.2% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$973 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Roanoke
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Roanoke
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Roanoke
4.5

How Miller Court compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Miller Court risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 002301Roanoke: 4.14.1Roanokeparent cityCounty: 5.05.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Miller Court

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Roanoke eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Roanoke City County average of 5.8 and above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 77th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 21.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 51770002301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51770002301?

Census tract 51770002301 in the Miller Court neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 51770002301?

Median gross rent is $973/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51770002301?

28.2% of residents in tract 51770002301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,837.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51770002301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 73th, minority 77th, housing 61th.
Q5

Is tract 51770002301 considered part of Miller Court?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51770002301 fall within Miller Court (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 51770002301 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 15.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 51770002301 compare to Roanoke overall?

Tract 51770002301 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Roanoke at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Roanoke eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Roanoke

Top eight tracts in Roanoke ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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