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Neighborhood · Ranked #9,433 of 84,120 nationally

Cathedral Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Washington

Tract 11001000703 · District of Columbia, DC · pop 2,978 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

With a score of 7.7/10, tract 11001000703 in the Cathedral Heights area of Washington, DC reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,978 residents. The dominant input is state political climate at 9.5/10.

Risk score
7.7
Elevated
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 23% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,878
Renter share39.0%
SVI overall0.15
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$119,077

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Cathedral Heights
Very Low
Within parent city
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#170 of 206 tracts In Washington
Very Low
Within county
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#152 of 206 tracts In District of Columbia
Low
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#142 of 206 tracts In District of Columbia
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Washington and the region

Centroid at 38.9291, -77.0790 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cathedral Heights scores 7.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Washington
9.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.3
State political climate
District of Columbia legislature & governorship
9.5
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,317 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Washington
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
9.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Washington
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Washington
9.5

How Cathedral Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cathedral Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / state7.7This tracttract 0007039.1Washingtonparent city8.7Countyavg tract in county8.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cathedral Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cathedral Heights

On the high side, local political climate reads 9.5/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.5/10. Food insecurity runs 4.3% against 17.8% nationally.

The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. SNAP participation runs 3.1% against 15.2% nationally.

Average gross rent is $2,317, 19% above the Washington average. Against the District of Columbia average of 8.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points. Nationally it ranks #9,433 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.3/10. Statewide the DC average is 8.7, so this tract runs 1.0 points cooler.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

40% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 11001000703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 11001000703?

Census tract 11001000703 in the Cathedral Heights neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 11001000703?

Median gross rent is $2,317/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 11001000703?

2.9% of residents in tract 11001000703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,978.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 11001000703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 15th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 15th, minority 49th, housing 48th.
Q5

Is tract 11001000703 considered part of Cathedral Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 11001000703 fall within Cathedral Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 11001000703 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 2.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 11001000703 compare to Washington overall?

Tract 11001000703 scores 7.7/10, lower than the parent city of Washington at 9.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Washington eviction laws; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Washington

Top eight tracts in Washington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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