1 census tracts · pop 5,260 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Virginia Heights maps to a single census tract in Roanoke, VA and houses 5,260 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
21% 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. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 31% of renter households. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.7/10. Average gross rent is $878, 12% below the Roanoke average of $996.
That places it #20 of 23 neighborhoods in Roanoke. The closest comparables inside the same city are Chestnut Hills and Barranger. Against average income of $60,725, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 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
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Virginia Heights vs RoanokeHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority43%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Virginia Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.1%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
7.7%No health insurance
29.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Virginia Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Virginia Heights?
Virginia Heights scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Virginia Heights compare to Roanoke overall?
Virginia Heights scores 1.0 points lower than Roanoke overall (4/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $878 vs $996.
Q3
What is the average rent in Virginia Heights?
Average gross rent in Virginia eviction laws Heights is $878/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Virginia Heights residents are renters?
44% of Virginia Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Roanoke). The neighborhood has 5,260 residents.
Q5
Is Virginia Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Virginia Heights sits in the 70th 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
How safe is Virginia Heights for landlords?
Virginia eviction laws Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Virginia Heights?
Virginia Heights has 5,119 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.6%), Hispanic / Latino (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
