1 census tracts · pop 3,904 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.7–4.7
Lake Smith Terrace is a one-tract neighborhood of Virginia Beach, VA, population 3,904. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 290 evictions logged in this tract.
At $1,506 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Virginia Beach commands. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 34.1% of renter households.
Cost burden runs 35% against 32.2% citywide, putting Lake Smith Terrace 3.2% over its own city. Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of Virginia Beach, it ranks #9 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 8.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $66,214. 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.7/10 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
4.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lake Smith Terrace vs Virginia BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lake Smith Terrace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
290Total filings (sum)
34.08%Avg annual filing rate
34.1%Peak year (2016)
34.08%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lake Smith Terrace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.2%Housing insecurity
9.7%Utility shutoff threat
18.7%Food insecurity
15.9%SNAP enrollment
11.3%No health insurance
33.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lake Smith Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lake Smith Terrace?
Lake Smith Terrace scores 4.7/10 (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 Lake Smith Terrace compare to Virginia Beach overall?
Lake Smith Terrace scores 0.9 points higher than Virginia Beach overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,506 vs $1,714.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lake Smith Terrace?
Average gross rent in Lake Smith Terrace is $1,506/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lake Smith Terrace residents are renters?
57% of Lake Smith Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Virginia Beach). The neighborhood has 3,904 residents.
Q5
Is Lake Smith Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Lake Smith Terrace sits in the 40th 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 Lake Smith Terrace for landlords?
Lake Smith Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lake Smith Terrace?
Lake Smith Terrace has 3,860 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.6%), Hispanic / Latino (9.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
