1 census tracts · pop 5,592 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.9–3.9
Oak Hill is a one-tract neighborhood of Waynesboro, VA and houses 5,592 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.2/10.
The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Cost burden runs 36% against 29.1% citywide, putting Oak Hill 6.6% over its own city.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 203 eviction filings. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.6/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 10.8% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 7.0% in 2016 against a 10.8% peak.
Average gross rent runs $1,007, close to the Waynesboro average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $52,206. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.9/10 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
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Oak Hill vs WaynesboroHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oak Hill
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
203Total filings (sum)
7.81%Avg annual filing rate
10.8%Peak year (2014)
7.02%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oak Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
10.3%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
7.4%No health insurance
33.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oak Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Hill?
Oak Hill scores 3.9/10 (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 Oak Hill compare to Waynesboro overall?
Oak Hill scores 0.1 points lower than Waynesboro overall (4/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,007 vs $1,020.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oak Hill?
Average gross rent in Oak Hill is $1,007/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oak Hill residents are renters?
43% of Oak Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Waynesboro). The neighborhood has 5,592 residents.
Q5
Is Oak Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Hill sits in the 53rd 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
How safe is Oak Hill for landlords?
Oak Hill carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 Waynesboro as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Oak Hill?
Oak Hill has 5,613 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.6%), Other / Multiracial (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
