1 census tracts · pop 2,500 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
Westhaven Lakes maps to a single census tract in Suffolk, VA, population 2,500. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.5/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.4/10.
Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Suffolk rate of 33.7%.
Court records for this tract carry 286 eviction filings. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 38.4% of renter households.
That places it #12 of 20 neighborhoods in Suffolk. Judgments average 5.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Willowbrook and Red Top score within a fraction of it.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,620, close to the Suffolk average.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $71,204.
One tract means one number: 3.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westhaven Lakes vs SuffolkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westhaven Lakes
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
286Total filings (sum)
21.68%Avg annual filing rate
38.4%Peak year (2016)
38.42%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westhaven Lakes
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.9%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility shutoff threat
13.3%Food insecurity
10.6%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
27.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westhaven Lakes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westhaven Lakes?
Westhaven Lakes scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 Westhaven Lakes compare to Suffolk overall?
Westhaven Lakes scores 0.1 points higher than Suffolk overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,620 vs $1,563.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westhaven Lakes?
Average gross rent in Westhaven Lakes is $1,620/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westhaven Lakes residents are renters?
59% of Westhaven Lakes households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Suffolk). The neighborhood has 2,500 residents.
Q5
Is Westhaven Lakes a high social-vulnerability area?
Westhaven Lakes sits in the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Westhaven Lakes for landlords?
Westhaven Lakes carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Westhaven Lakes?
Westhaven Lakes has 2,492 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (29.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
