Neighborhood · Ranked #5,730 of 84,120 nationally

Cathedral Heights Eviction Risk: High , Washington

Tract 11001000704 · District of Columbia, DC · pop 2,660 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

11001000704 is a census tract in the Cathedral Heights area of Washington, DC. It scores 8.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,660. The dominant input is state political climate at 9.5/10.

Risk score

8.4

High

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 28% Owners 35%

Tract context

Occupied units1,458

Renter share65.0%

SVI overall0.28

Poverty rate5.7%

Median income$93,538

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Washington and the region

Centroid at 38.9300, -77.0752 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cathedral Heights scores 8.4

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

5.7% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$1,817 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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: 28

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

20%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
80%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.

5.9%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility-shutoff threat
5.8%Food insecurity
4.2%SNAP enrollment
4.2%Transit barriers
3.9%No health insurance
11.8%Frequent mental distress
16.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cathedral Heights

Severe burden reaches 30%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Cost burden runs 57% here against 43.0% across District of Columbia.

Running hot, local political climate reads 9.5/10. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.5/10. Disability prevalence runs 16.1% against 31.5% nationally.

This is renter territory: 65% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. SNAP participation runs 4.2% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #5,730 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.5/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. It tracks the District of Columbia average of 8.7 closely. Average gross rent is $1,817, close to the Washington average.

Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $93,538.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 11001000704

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 11001000704?

Census tract 11001000704 in the Cathedral Heights neighborhood scores 8.4/10 (High 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 11001000704?

Median gross rent is $1,817/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 11001000704?

5.7% of residents in tract 11001000704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,660.

How socially vulnerable is tract 11001000704?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 5th, minority 43th, housing 80th.

Is tract 11001000704 considered part of Cathedral Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 11001000704 fall within Cathedral Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 11001000704 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.9% 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. 3.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 11001000704 compare to Washington overall?

Tract 11001000704 scores 8.4/10, 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

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