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Neighborhood · Suffolk, VA

Chuckatuck Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,174 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10 · range 4.2–4.2

Chuckatuck is a one-tract suburb of Suffolk, VA and houses 2,174 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.

Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. Cost burden runs 39% against 33.7% citywide, putting Chuckatuck 5.6% over its own city.

The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 93 eviction filings.

Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 13.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 11.7% in 2016 against a 13.0% peak.

That places it #9 of 20 neighborhoods in Suffolk. At 15% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

For a like-for-like read, Eastover and Lakeside Park score within a fraction of it.

One tract means one number: 4.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Chuckatuck vs Suffolk How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
39.3% +17%
Suffolk: 33.7%
Average gross rent
$0 -100%
Suffolk: $1,563
Average HH income
$93,519 +4%
Suffolk: $90,089
Poverty rate
18.6% +88%
Suffolk: 9.9%
Renter share
14.9% -49%
Suffolk: 29.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Chuckatuck and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.2–4.2

Why Chuckatuck scores 4.2

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 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
39% 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
15% 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
18.6% below poverty line · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts
4.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Risk score comparison

Chuckatuck vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Chuckatuck score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.2ChuckatuckNeighborhood3.4Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Chuckatuck

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51800075302 4.2 2,174 39% ,
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 29

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

Socioeconomic status 40%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 9%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Chuckatuck

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 93Total filings (sum)
  • 10.44%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.0%Peak year (2011)
  • 11.70%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chuckatuck

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

Frequently asked

About Chuckatuck

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Chuckatuck?

Chuckatuck scores 4.2/10 (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 Chuckatuck compare to Suffolk overall?

Chuckatuck scores 0.8 points higher than Suffolk overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 34% citywide.
Q3

What percentage of Chuckatuck residents are renters?

15% of Chuckatuck households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Suffolk). The neighborhood has 2,174 residents.
Q4

Is Chuckatuck a high social-vulnerability area?

Chuckatuck sits in the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q5

How safe is Chuckatuck for landlords?

Chuckatuck carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 Suffolk as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q6

What is the demographic breakdown of Chuckatuck?

Chuckatuck has 2,349 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.5%), Hispanic / Latino (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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