Neighborhood · Virginia Beach, VA

Kings Arm Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 13,508 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 4.5–5.2

Kings Arm is a 3-tract neighborhood of Virginia Beach, VA, population 13,508. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Virginia Beach rate of 32.2%.

Severe burden reaches 27%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Court records carry 312 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts.

The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 25.9% of renter households. At $1,584 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Virginia Beach commands.

Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of Virginia Beach, it ranks #7 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 6.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Oceana and Pocahontas Village. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.7 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $71,649.

With little internal variation, 4.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

3 tracts · population-weighted

Kings Arm vs Virginia Beach How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

45.3% +41%

Virginia Beach: 32.2%

Average gross rent

$1,584 -8%

Virginia Beach: $1,714

Average HH income

$71,649 -21%

Virginia Beach: $90,685

Poverty rate

15.7% +88%

Virginia Beach: 8.4%

Renter share

22.2% -36%

Virginia Beach: 34.9%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kings Arm and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 4.5–5.2

Why Kings Arm scores 4.9

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

45% 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

22% 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

15.7% below poverty line · Range 2.4–5.6 across tracts

3.9

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.7–5.6 across tracts

4.4

Risk score comparison

Kings Arm vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Kings Arm?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.7 points from 4.5 to 5.2. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.2 5.2 4.5

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

3 tracts in Kings Arm

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
51810045414	5.2	6,246	50%	$1,473
51810045415	5.2	1,934	43%	$1,796
51810042801	4.5	5,328	40%	$1,637

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 62

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 71%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 82%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 65%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 27%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Kings Arm

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

312Total filings (sum)
24.20%Avg annual filing rate
25.9%Peak year (2016)
24.20%Latest filed (2016)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kings Arm

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

15.6%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility shutoff threat
19.1%Food insecurity
16.8%SNAP enrollment
10.9%No health insurance
33.8%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Kings Arm

What is the eviction-risk score for Kings Arm?

Kings Arm scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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.

How does Kings Arm compare to Virginia Beach overall?

Kings Arm scores 1.1 points higher than Virginia Beach overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,584 vs $1,714.

What is the average rent in Kings Arm?

Average gross rent in Kings Arm is $1,584/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Kings Arm residents are renters?

22% of Kings Arm households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Virginia Beach). The neighborhood has 13,508 residents.

Is Kings Arm a high social-vulnerability area?

Kings Arm sits in the 62nd 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.

Which tracts in Kings Arm have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Kings Arm is census tract 51810045414 (score 5.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.5 to 5.2, a spread of 0.7 points.

How safe is Kings Arm for landlords?

Kings Arm carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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.

What is the demographic breakdown of Kings Arm?

Kings Arm has 13,626 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (25.4%), Hispanic / Latino (11.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Kings Arm

5.2 Cheltenham Square 2 tracts · pop 8,787 4.4 Green Run 5 tracts · pop 23,424 4 Malibu 2 tracts · pop 5,588 3.7 Kings Grant 2 tracts · pop 6,463 4.3 Thalia Manor 3 tracts · pop 8,147 3.5 Wynd Crest 5 tracts · pop 18,622

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Virginia Beach

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Kings Arm.

4.9 Oceana 2 tracts · pop 5,185 4.8 Pocahontas Village 5 tracts · pop 17,621 4.7 Euclid Terrace 2 tracts · pop 12,748 4.7 Lake Smith Terrace 1 tracts · pop 3,904 5.2 Magic Hollow 1 tracts · pop 3,621 5.2 Cheltenham Square 2 tracts · pop 8,787

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