Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #1 of 84,120 nationally
Washington Highlands Eviction Risk: High
Tract 11001009801 · District of Columbia, DC · pop 1,814 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
With a score of 9.9/10, tract 11001009801 in the Washington Highlands area of Washington, DC reads high for landlord eviction risk. Annualized rent equals 57% of average household income of $16,415, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Risk score
9.9
High
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 54%
Owners 12%
Tract context
Occupied units1,107
Renter share87.8%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate32.7%
Median income$16,415
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
82
th percentile
High
Within state
100
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Washington and the region
Centroid at 38.8329, -76.9963 · click any tract to drill in
Why Washington Highlands scores 9.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
32.7% poverty · this tract
8.2
Supply constraint
$774 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Washington Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 86%Socioeconomic
- 99%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 78%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,138Total filings over 7 yrs
- 37.64%Avg annual filing rate
- 58.0%Peak (2011)
- 290Filings in 2018 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 174% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Washington Highlands. 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.
- 32.2%Housing insecurity
- 23.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 43.2%Food insecurity
- 48.7%SNAP enrollment
- 21.8%Transit barriers
- 12.7%No health insurance
- 20.1%Frequent mental distress
- 39.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Washington Highlands
Average gross rent is $774, 60% below the Washington average. Food insecurity runs 43.2% against 17.8% nationally. What pushes it up most is state political climate at 9.5/10.
Running hot, local political climate reads 9.5/10. This is renter territory: 88% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.5/10.
The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 23.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The severe-burden share is 17%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
It sits 1.2 points above the District of Columbia average of 8.7. Court records carry 1,138 eviction filings across 7 observed years. 39% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the District of Columbia average of 43.0%.
Filings peaked in 2011 at 58.0% of renter households. In a typical year about 37.6% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 11001009801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 11001009801?
Census tract 11001009801 in the Washington Highlands neighborhood scores 9.9/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 11001009801?
Median gross rent is $774/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 11001009801?
32.7% of residents in tract 11001009801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,814.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 11001009801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 99th, minority 98th, housing 78th.
Q5
Is tract 11001009801 considered part of Washington Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 11001009801 fall within Washington Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 11001009801?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,138 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 11001009801 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 37.64% of renter households, peaking at 58.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 11001009801 struggle to pay rent?
About 32.2% 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. 23.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 11001009801 compare to Washington overall?
Tract 11001009801 scores 9.9/10, higher 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.
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
/ 10 · Very High
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9.9
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