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Neighborhood · Virginia Beach, VA

East Beach Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,934 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10 · range 4.1–4.1

East Beach maps to a single census tract in Virginia Beach, VA, population 2,934. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Virginia Beach rate of 32.2%.

98% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Annualized rent equals 40% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. 27% 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.

Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. The voucher gap is 20.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.

At $2,049 a month, rents sit 20% over what the rest of Virginia Beach commands. The filing record is not thin: 4 evictions logged in this tract. On the high side is supply constraint at 7.1/10.

Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 1.0% of renter households. That places it #17 of 53 neighborhoods in Virginia Beach. Judgments average 1.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Lake View and Malibu. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
East Beach vs Virginia Beach How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.2% +78%
Virginia Beach: 32.2%
Average gross rent
$2,049 +20%
Virginia Beach: $1,714
Average HH income
$61,429 -32%
Virginia Beach: $90,685
Poverty rate
2.2% -74%
Virginia Beach: 8.4%
Renter share
98.3% +182%
Virginia Beach: 34.9%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across East Beach and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.1–4.1

Why East Beach scores 4.1

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
57% 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
98% 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
2.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Risk score comparison

East Beach vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

East Beach score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.1East BeachNeighborhood3.8Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in East Beach

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51810040000 4.1 2,934 57% $2,049
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 56

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

Socioeconomic status 40%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 19%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in East Beach

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4Total filings (sum)
  • 1.02%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.0%Peak year (2016)
  • 1.02%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in East Beach

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

Frequently asked

About East Beach

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for East Beach?

East Beach scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 East Beach compare to Virginia Beach overall?

East Beach scores 0.3 points higher than Virginia Beach overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,049 vs $1,714.
Q3

What is the average rent in East Beach?

Average gross rent in East Beach is $2,049/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of East Beach residents are renters?

98% of East Beach households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Virginia Beach). The neighborhood has 2,934 residents.
Q5

Is East Beach a high social-vulnerability area?

East Beach sits in the 56th 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 East Beach for landlords?

East Beach carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 East Beach?

East Beach has 2,872 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (39.1%), Hispanic / Latino (28.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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