Skip to content
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally

Pleasant Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Suffolk

Tract 51800065401 · Suffolk city, VA · pop 2,409 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 51800065401 covers the Pleasant Hill neighborhood of Suffolk, home to 2,409 residents. For landlords it grades 4.7/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #61,293 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,169 a month against an average household income of $52,907 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 28% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,006
Renter share53.8%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate18.2%
Median income$52,907

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Pleasant Hill
Moderate
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 36 tracts In Suffolk
High
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 36 tracts In Suffolk city
High
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#534 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Suffolk and the region

Centroid at 36.7202, -76.5831 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pleasant Hill scores 4.1

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
18.2% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$1,169 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 Pleasant Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Pleasant Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.14.1This tracttract 065401Suffolk: 3.83.8Suffolkparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pleasant Hill

What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Suffolk eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Suffolk City County average of 4.3 and below the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 65th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 51800065401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51800065401?

Census tract 51800065401 in the Pleasant Hill neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 51800065401?

Median gross rent is $1,169/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51800065401?

18.2% of residents in tract 51800065401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,409.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51800065401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 31th, minority 93th, housing 32th.
Q5

Is tract 51800065401 considered part of Pleasant Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51800065401 fall within Pleasant Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 51800065401 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.5% 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. 19.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 51800065401 compare to Suffolk overall?

Tract 51800065401 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Suffolk at 3.8/10. 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.

Related