2 census tracts · pop 5,588 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3.6–4.3
Malibu is a 2-tract neighborhood of Virginia Beach, VA, population 5,588. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Virginia Beach baseline of 32.2%, 43% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.1/10. Court records carry 108 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 16.2% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,522, 11% below the Virginia Beach average of $1,714. Among the 53 mapped neighborhoods of Virginia Beach, it ranks #17 by risk, the upper third.
Judgments average 4.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are East Beach and Lake View.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $80,165.
28% 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. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Malibu vs Virginia BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport46%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Malibu
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
108Total filings (sum)
13.96%Avg annual filing rate
16.2%Peak year (2016)
13.96%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Malibu
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.0%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility shutoff threat
11.6%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
8.1%No health insurance
30.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Malibu
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Malibu?
Malibu scores 4.1/10 (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 Malibu compare to Virginia Beach overall?
Malibu scores 0.3 points higher than Virginia Beach overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,522 vs $1,714.
Q3
What is the average rent in Malibu?
Average gross rent in Malibu is $1,522/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Malibu residents are renters?
28% of Malibu households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Virginia Beach). The neighborhood has 5,588 residents.
Q5
Is Malibu a high social-vulnerability area?
Malibu sits in the 34th 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
Which tracts in Malibu have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Malibu is census tract 51810042400 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 4.3, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Malibu for landlords?
Malibu carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Malibu?
Malibu has 5,391 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
