Neighborhood · Suffolk, VA

Bennett Harbor Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 6,528 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Bennett Harbor spans 3 census tracts of Suffolk, VA, population 6,528. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.

Average gross rent is $1,049, 33% below the Suffolk average of $1,563. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. around a third of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.

Court records for this tract carry 28 eviction filings. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10.

The voucher gap is 14.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 50.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 8.3% in 2016, is well off that peak.

That places it #16 of 20 neighborhoods in Suffolk. Only 6% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

Against average income of $128,613, annual rent is only 10%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 3 tracts score within 0 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

Lower

3 tracts · population-weighted

Bennett Harbor vs Suffolk How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

31.6% -6%

Suffolk: 33.7%

Average gross rent

$1,049 -33%

Suffolk: $1,563

Average HH income

$128,613 +43%

Suffolk: $90,089

Poverty rate

3.6% -64%

Suffolk: 9.9%

Renter share

5.8% -80%

Suffolk: 29.3%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bennett Harbor and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3–3

Why Bennett Harbor scores 3

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 5.9–5.9 across tracts

5.9

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts

4.0

Rent control risk

32% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

6% renter households · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts

2.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Economic stress

3.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.1 across tracts

1.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–7.9 across tracts

6.4

Risk score comparison

Bennett Harbor vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Bennett Harbor?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0 points from 3 to 3. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

3.0 3.0 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Bennett Harbor

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
51800075208	3	3,118	66%	$2,196
51800075202	3	1,716	0%	,
51800075207	3	1,694	,	,

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 9

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 18%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 42%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 47%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 2%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Bennett Harbor

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

28Total filings (sum)
27.43%Avg annual filing rate
50.0%Peak year (2014)
8.33%Latest filed (2016)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bennett Harbor

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

9.0%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility shutoff threat
10.0%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
28.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Bennett Harbor

What is the eviction-risk score for Bennett Harbor?

Bennett Harbor scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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.

How does Bennett Harbor compare to Suffolk overall?

Bennett Harbor scores 0.4 points lower than Suffolk overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 32% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,049 vs $1,563.

What is the average rent in Bennett Harbor?

Average gross rent in Bennett Harbor is $1,049/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Bennett Harbor residents are renters?

6% of Bennett Harbor households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Suffolk). The neighborhood has 6,528 residents.

Is Bennett Harbor a high social-vulnerability area?

Bennett Harbor sits in the 9th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Bennett Harbor have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Bennett Harbor is census tract 51800075208 (score 3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.

How safe is Bennett Harbor for landlords?

Bennett Harbor carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Suffolk as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Bennett Harbor?

Bennett Harbor has 6,333 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.4%), Hispanic / Latino (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Bennett Harbor

3 Bennett Creek 2 tracts · pop 8,044 3.9 Pughsville 2 tracts · pop 5,379 3.2 Red Top 3 tracts · pop 9,942

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Suffolk

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Bennett Harbor.

3 Eclipse 1 tracts · pop 2,295 3 Lake Forest 1 tracts · pop 4,407 3 Bennett Creek 2 tracts · pop 8,044 3 River Shores 1 tracts · pop 5,638 3.1 Forest Glen Terrace 1 tracts · pop 3,496 3.2 Red Top 3 tracts · pop 9,942

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