Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Linkhorn Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Virginia Beach

Tract 51810044006 · Virginia Beach city, VA · pop 3,124 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

For landlords sizing up the Linkhorn Park neighborhood of Virginia Beach, census tract 51810044006 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 4.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 27% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,455 a month against an average household income of $73,260 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 73% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

2.9

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 34% Owners 27%

Tract context

Occupied units1,471

Renter share72.6%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate10.6%

Median income$73,260

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Virginia Beach and the region

Centroid at 36.8538, -75.9896 · click any tract to drill in

Why Linkhorn Park scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Virginia Beach

4.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.3

State political climate

Virginia legislature & governorship

3.2

Economic stress

10.6% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$1,455 rent vs county FMR

3.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Virginia Beach

2.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Virginia Beach

3.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Virginia Beach

4.0

How Linkhorn Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

58%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
42%Housing & transportation

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

12.9%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
15.7%Food insecurity
14.1%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
9.4%No health insurance
18.8%Frequent mental distress
31.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Linkhorn Park

The score leans hardest on eviction process difficulty at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Virginia Beach eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Virginia Beach City County average of 4.5 and below the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 12.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 51810044006

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51810044006?

Census tract 51810044006 in the Linkhorn Park neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 51810044006?

Median gross rent is $1,455/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 51810044006?

10.6% of residents in tract 51810044006 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,124.

How socially vulnerable is tract 51810044006?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 11th, minority 52th, housing 42th.

Is tract 51810044006 considered part of Linkhorn Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51810044006 fall within Linkhorn Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 51810044006 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.9% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 51810044006 compare to Virginia Beach overall?

Tract 51810044006 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Virginia Beach at 3.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Virginia Beach eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Virginia Beach

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