1 census tracts · pop 4,855 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.9–3.9
Alexandria maps to a single census tract in Virginia Beach, VA and houses 4,855 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.9/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 76% against 32.2% citywide, putting Alexandria 44.0% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.6/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
16% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Court records for this tract carry 68 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 9.8% of renter households. Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of Virginia Beach, it ranks #22 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 2.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Laurel Manor and Westview Village. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $1,763, close to the Virginia Beach average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $80,907.
One tract means one number: 3.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Alexandria vs Virginia BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Alexandria
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
68Total filings (sum)
9.81%Avg annual filing rate
9.8%Peak year (2016)
9.81%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Alexandria
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.4%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
12.8%Food insecurity
9.0%SNAP enrollment
7.6%No health insurance
25.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Alexandria
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Alexandria?
Alexandria scores 3.9/10 (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 Alexandria compare to Virginia Beach overall?
Alexandria scores 0.1 points higher than Virginia Beach overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 76% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,763 vs $1,714.
Q3
What is the average rent in Alexandria?
Average gross rent in Alexandria eviction risk is $1,763/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Alexandria residents are renters?
36% of Alexandria households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Virginia Beach). The neighborhood has 4,855 residents.
Q5
Is Alexandria a high social-vulnerability area?
Alexandria sits in the 34th 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.
Q6
How safe is Alexandria for landlords?
Alexandria eviction risk carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 Virginia Beach as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Alexandria?
Alexandria has 4,909 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (36.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.9%), Hispanic / Latino (14%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
