4 census tracts · pop 11,484 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.9/10
· range 9.9–9.9
Washington Highlands spans 4 census tracts of Washington, DC and houses 11,484 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 9.9/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 47% against 28.6% citywide, putting Washington Highlands 18.0% over its own city.
At $506 a month, rents sit 74% under what the rest of Washington commands. SNAP participation is 46.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. On the high side is eviction-process difficulty at 9.5/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 9.5/10. Food insecurity affects 40.6% of adults, 22.8 points above the national rate.
74% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The poverty rate is 29%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 11,319 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2018 at 99.4% of renter households. Among the 113 mapped neighborhoods of Washington, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
With little internal variation, 9.9/10 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
9.9
High
4 tracts · population-weighted
Washington Highlands vs WashingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Washington Highlands
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
11,319Total filings (sum)
51.13%Avg annual filing rate
99.4%Peak year (2018)
44.36%Latest filed (2018)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Washington Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
30.7%Housing insecurity
22.4%Utility shutoff threat
39.6%Food insecurity
44.8%SNAP enrollment
11.0%No health insurance
35.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Washington Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Washington Highlands?
Washington Highlands scores 9.9/10 (High tier) across 4 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 Washington Highlands compare to Washington overall?
Washington Highlands scores 0.8 points higher than Washington overall (9.1/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $506 vs $1,954.
Q3
What is the average rent in Washington Highlands?
Average gross rent in Washington eviction laws Highlands is $506/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Washington Highlands residents are renters?
74% of Washington Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Washington). The neighborhood has 11,484 residents.
Q5
Is Washington Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
Washington Highlands sits in the 91st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Washington Highlands have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Washington Highlands is census tract 11001009811 (score 9.9/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 9.9 to 9.9, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Washington Highlands for landlords?
Washington eviction laws Highlands carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.9/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Washington as a whole (9.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Washington Highlands?
Washington Highlands has 11,645 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (96.4%), Other / Multiracial (1.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
