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Eviction Risk in Nansemond Square , Suffolk

1 census tracts · pop 1,839 · pop-weighted composite 4.5/10 · range 4.5–4.5

Nansemond Square is a white-black neighborhood in Suffolk with 1 census tract and a population of 1,839 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 44% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 20% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,178/month sits 25% lower than the Suffolk citywide median ($1,563).

Eviction Risk
4.5
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
44%
20% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,178
Median household income
$54,665
17.2% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Nansemond Square vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Nansemond Square score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Nansemond Square: 4.54.5Nansemond SquareNeighborhoodParent city: 4.04.0Parent cityhost cityState: 5.35.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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Comparison

Nansemond Square vs Suffolk

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.5 +13%
Suffolk: 4.0
Rent burden
43.5% +29%
Suffolk: 33.7%
Median gross rent
$1,178 -25%
Suffolk: $1,563
Median HH income
$54,665 -39%
Suffolk: $90,089
Poverty rate
17.2% +74%
Suffolk: 9.9%
Renter share
52.5% +79%
Suffolk: 29.3%
Where

Tract centroids in Nansemond Square

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Black Neighborhood — 1,866 residents across all tracts in Nansemond Square. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 1.3% White (non-Hispanic): 52.7% Black (non-Hispanic): 43.1% Asian (non-Hispanic): 0.4% Other / Multiracial: 2.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 1.3%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 52.7%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 43.1%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 0.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 2.4%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Nansemond Square

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
51800075701 4.5 1,839 43% $1,178
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 35

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

Socioeconomic status 45%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 53%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Nansemond Square

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 663Total filings (sum)
  • 33.08%Avg annual filing rate
  • 47.6%Peak year (2016)
  • 47.64%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Nansemond Square

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

Frequently asked

About Nansemond Square

What is the eviction-risk score for Nansemond Square?

Nansemond Square scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Nansemond Square compare to Suffolk overall?

Nansemond Square scores 0.5 points higher than Suffolk overall (4.0/10). Rent burden: 44% vs 34% citywide. Median rent: $1,178 vs $1,563.

What is the median rent in Nansemond Square?

Median gross rent in Nansemond Square is $1,178/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Nansemond Square residents are renters?

53% of Nansemond Square households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Suffolk). The neighborhood has 1,839 residents.

Is Nansemond Square a high social-vulnerability area?

Nansemond Square sits in the 35th 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.

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