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Neighborhood · Virginia Beach, VA

Charlestown Lakes South Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 5,803 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Charlestown Lakes South is a one-tract neighborhood of Virginia Beach, VA, population 5,803. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.

42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Virginia Beach rate of 32.2%. The voucher gap is 27.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. At $2,159 a month, rents sit 26% over what the rest of Virginia Beach commands. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 11 evictions logged in this tract.

Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 2.4% of renter households. Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of Virginia Beach, it ranks #42 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 1.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

For a like-for-like read, Bay Island and Bayville Park score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Charlestown Lakes South vs Virginia Beach How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
42.0% +30%
Virginia Beach: 32.2%
Average gross rent
$2,159 +26%
Virginia Beach: $1,714
Average HH income
$122,431 +35%
Virginia Beach: $90,685
Poverty rate
2.9% -65%
Virginia Beach: 8.4%
Renter share
34.5% -1%
Virginia Beach: 34.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Charlestown Lakes South and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Charlestown Lakes South scores 3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Rent control risk
42% of income on rent · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Tenant organizing strength
35% renter households · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Economic stress
2.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 7.7–7.7 across tracts
7.7
Risk score comparison

Charlestown Lakes South vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Charlestown Lakes South score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Charlestown Lakes Neighborhood3.8Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Charlestown Lakes South

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51810046217 3 5,803 42% $2,159
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 30

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 25%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 28%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 77%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Charlestown Lakes South

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 11Total filings (sum)
  • 2.38%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.4%Peak year (2016)
  • 2.38%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Charlestown Lakes South

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Charlestown Lakes South

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Charlestown Lakes South?

Charlestown Lakes South scores 3/10 (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 Charlestown Lakes South compare to Virginia Beach overall?

Charlestown Lakes South scores 0.8 points lower than Virginia Beach overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,159 vs $1,714.
Q3

What is the average rent in Charlestown Lakes South?

Average gross rent in Charlestown Lakes South is $2,159/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Charlestown Lakes South residents are renters?

35% of Charlestown Lakes South households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Virginia Beach). The neighborhood has 5,803 residents.
Q5

Is Charlestown Lakes South a high social-vulnerability area?

Charlestown Lakes South sits in the 30th 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 Charlestown Lakes South for landlords?

Charlestown Lakes South carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Charlestown Lakes South?

Charlestown Lakes South has 5,782 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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