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Cathedral Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Washington

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

In Cathedral Heights in Washington, census tract 11001000703 scores 7.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,317 a month while the average household earns $119,077 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

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.

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 4.9

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 15

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

4%Socioeconomic
15%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
48%Housing & transportation

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.

4.1%Housing insecurity
2.5%Utility-shutoff threat
4.3%Food insecurity
3.1%SNAP enrollment
3.0%Transit barriers
3.7%No health insurance
8.8%Frequent mental distress
20.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cathedral Heights

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 9.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Washington eviction laws, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the District of Columbia County average of 7.4 and below the District of Columbia statewide average of 7.4. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 4.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 11001000703

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

Census tract 11001000703 in the Cathedral Heights neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

How does tract 11001000703 compare to Washington overall?

Tract 11001000703 scores 4.9/10, 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.