2 census tracts · pop 8,787 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Cheltenham Square spans 2 census tracts of Virginia Beach, VA, population 8,787. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, Moderate tier. Against a Virginia Beach baseline of 32.2%, roughly one in two of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Court records carry 465 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 27.0% of renter households. At $1,544 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Virginia Beach commands.
Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of Virginia Beach, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 5.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are College Park and Level Green.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $63,523.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Cheltenham Square vs Virginia BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cheltenham Square
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
465Total filings (sum)
20.59%Avg annual filing rate
27.0%Peak year (2016)
20.59%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cheltenham Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.9%Housing insecurity
9.8%Utility shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
15.4%SNAP enrollment
10.3%No health insurance
31.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cheltenham Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cheltenham Square?
Cheltenham Square scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Cheltenham Square compare to Virginia Beach overall?
Cheltenham Square scores 1.4 points higher than Virginia Beach overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,544 vs $1,714.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cheltenham Square?
Average gross rent in Cheltenham Square is $1,544/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cheltenham Square residents are renters?
54% of Cheltenham Square households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Virginia Beach). The neighborhood has 8,787 residents.
Q5
Is Cheltenham Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Cheltenham Square sits in the 65th 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
Which tracts in Cheltenham Square have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cheltenham Square is census tract 51810044808 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Cheltenham Square for landlords?
Cheltenham Square carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Cheltenham Square?
Cheltenham Square has 8,522 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27.8%), Other / Multiracial (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
