2 census tracts · pop 5,185 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.6–5.2
Oceana takes in 2 census tracts of Virginia Beach, VA, population 5,185. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, Moderate tier. 53% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Virginia Beach rate of 32.2%.
This is a renter market: 78% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10.
Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. At $1,430 a month, rents sit 17% under what the rest of Virginia Beach commands.
The filing record is not thin: 248 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 26.3% of renter households.
That places it #7 of 53 neighborhoods in Virginia Beach. Judgments average 8.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.6 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $65,190.
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
2 tracts · population-weighted
Oceana vs Virginia BeachHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oceana
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
248Total filings (sum)
26.33%Avg annual filing rate
26.3%Peak year (2016)
26.33%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oceana
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.5%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility shutoff threat
18.4%Food insecurity
16.3%SNAP enrollment
10.3%No health insurance
30.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oceana
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oceana?
Oceana scores 4.9/10 (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 Oceana compare to Virginia Beach overall?
Oceana scores 1.1 points higher than Virginia Beach overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,430 vs $1,714.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oceana?
Average gross rent in Oceana is $1,430/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oceana residents are renters?
78% of Oceana households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Virginia Beach). The neighborhood has 5,185 residents.
Q5
Is Oceana a high social-vulnerability area?
Oceana sits in the 51st 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
Which tracts in Oceana have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oceana is census tract 51810044806 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.6 to 5.2, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Oceana for landlords?
Oceana carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Oceana?
Oceana has 5,359 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.1%), Other / Multiracial (11.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
