Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally
Philadelphia Eviction Risk: Moderate , Suffolk
Tract 51800065302 ·
Suffolk city, VA · pop 1,590 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
51800065302 is a census tract in the Philadelphia area of Suffolk, VA. It scores 4.8/10 for landlords. The severe-burden share is 57%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 54%Stable renters 25%Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units667
Renter share78.3%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate34.4%
Median income$34,132
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Philadelphia
Moderate
Within parent city
83th percentile
#7 of 36 tracts In Suffolk
High
Within county
86th percentile
#6 of 36 tracts In Suffolk city
High
Within state
73th percentile
#589 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Suffolk and the region
Centroid at 36.7296, -76.5884 · click any tract to drill in
Why Philadelphia scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Suffolk
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
34.4% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$1,206 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Suffolk
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Suffolk
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Suffolk
3.5
How Philadelphia compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
97%Socioeconomic
31%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
49%Housing & transportation
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.
31.8%Housing insecurity
25.8%Utility-shutoff threat
43.9%Food insecurity
48.7%SNAP enrollment
23.0%Transit barriers
16.6%No health insurance
23.6%Frequent mental distress
47.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Philadelphia
68% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Suffolk City average of 46.8%. Food insecurity runs 43.9% against 17.8% nationally. Annualized rent equals 42% of average household income of $34,132, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.6/10. The poverty rate is 34%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
This is renter territory: 78% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Housing insecurity runs 31.8% against 14.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.
At $1,206 a month, rents run 23% under what the rest of Suffolk commands. On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.1/10. Against the Suffolk City average of 3.6, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points.
Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 51800065302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51800065302?
Census tract 51800065302 in the Philadelphia neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 51800065302?
Median gross rent is $1,206/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51800065302?
34.4% of residents in tract 51800065302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,590.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51800065302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 31th, minority 75th, housing 49th.
Q5
Is tract 51800065302 considered part of Philadelphia?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51800065302 fall within Philadelphia (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51800065302 struggle to pay rent?
About 31.8% 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. 25.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51800065302 compare to Suffolk overall?
Tract 51800065302 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Suffolk at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Suffolk eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Suffolk
Top eight tracts in Suffolk ranked by composite eviction-risk score.