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Neighborhood · Virginia Beach, VA

Rudee Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 1,615 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Rudee Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Virginia Beach, VA and houses 1,615 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 57% against 32.2% citywide, putting Rudee Heights 25.1% over its own city.

The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

3.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. 3.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #42 of 53 neighborhoods in Virginia Beach.

At 16% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Bay Island and Bayville Park score within a fraction of it.

Against average income of $183,611, annual rent is only 11%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Average gross rent runs $1,688, close to the Virginia Beach average.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Rudee Heights vs Virginia Beach How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.3% +78%
Virginia Beach: 32.2%
Average gross rent
$1,688 -2%
Virginia Beach: $1,714
Average HH income
$183,611 +102%
Virginia Beach: $90,685
Poverty rate
2.4% -71%
Virginia Beach: 8.4%
Renter share
15.9% -54%
Virginia Beach: 34.9%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Rudee Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Rudee Heights scores 3

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
57% 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
16% 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
2.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Risk score comparison

Rudee Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Rudee Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Rudee HeightsNeighborhood3.8Parent cityhost city4.3Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Rudee Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51810044008 3 1,615 57% $1,688
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 4

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 4%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 17%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 15%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Rudee Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Rudee Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Rudee Heights?

Rudee Heights scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Rudee Heights compare to Virginia Beach overall?

Rudee Heights scores 0.8 points lower than Virginia Beach overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,688 vs $1,714.
Q3

What is the average rent in Rudee Heights?

Average gross rent in Rudee Heights is $1,688/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Rudee Heights residents are renters?

16% of Rudee Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Virginia Beach). The neighborhood has 1,615 residents.
Q5

Is Rudee Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Rudee Heights sits in the 4th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Rudee Heights for landlords?

Rudee Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Rudee Heights?

Rudee Heights has 1,655 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (91.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5%), Other / Multiracial (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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