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Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Suffolk Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 51800075601 · Suffolk city, VA · pop 3,626

With a score of 4.7/10, tract 51800075601 in Suffolk ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,626 residents. It lands near the 27th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,091 a month against an average household income of $62,669 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 19% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units1,245
Renter share35.5%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate20.0%
Median income$62,669

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 36 tracts In Suffolk
High
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 36 tracts In Suffolk city
High
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#494 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
High
National
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#37,643 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Suffolk and the region

Centroid at 36.6916, -76.5583 · click any tract to drill in

Why Suffolk scores 4.2

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
20.0% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,091 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 Suffolk compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Suffolk risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.24.2This tracttract 075601Suffolk: 3.83.8Suffolkparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,089Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 39.87%Avg annual filing rate
  • 63.3%Peak (2013)
  • 122Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 518000756012011: 210 filings (47.62/100 renter HHs)2012: 201 filings (45.58/100 renter HHs)2013: 279 filings (63.27/100 renter HHs)2014: 161 filings (36.51/100 renter HHs)2015: 116 filings (26.30/100 renter HHs)2016: 122 filings (19.93/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 42% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 Suffolk

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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 22.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 70th 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 51800075601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51800075601?

Census tract 51800075601 in Suffolk scores 4.2/10 (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 51800075601?

Median gross rent is $1,091/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51800075601?

20.0% of residents in tract 51800075601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,626.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51800075601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 82th, household 72th, minority 85th, housing 26th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51800075601?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,089 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 51800075601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 39.87% of renter households, peaking at 63.3% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 51800075601 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.1% 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. 15.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 51800075601 compare to Suffolk overall?

Tract 51800075601 scores 4.2/10, 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.

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