Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Wessynton Eviction Risk: Lower , Mount Vernon
Tract 51059415900 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 3,208 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 51059415900 sits in the Wessynton neighborhood of Mount Vernon, Virginia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #50,033 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 10% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,068 a month while the average household earns $178,804 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 7% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,136
Renter share7.3%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate4.1%
Median income$178,804
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
27
th percentile
Low
Within state
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mount Vernon and the region
Centroid at 38.7187, -77.0864 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wessynton scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mount Vernon
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
4.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,068 rent vs county FMR
8.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mount Vernon
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mount Vernon
5.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mount Vernon
6.7
How Wessynton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 3
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 58%Racial/ethnic minority
- 1%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)
- 12Total filings over 4 yrs
- 3.06%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.8%Peak (2012)
- 1Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 75% over the past 4 months.
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.
- 5.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.0%Food insecurity
- 4.0%SNAP enrollment
- 3.9%Transit barriers
- 5.3%No health insurance
- 11.5%Frequent mental distress
- 23.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wessynton
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 9.3/10. 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 Mount Vernon, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Fairfax County average of 5.4 and in line with the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 12 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.8% of renter households in 2012.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 3rd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 51059415900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059415900?
Census tract 51059415900 in the Wessynton neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (Lower 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 51059415900?
Median gross rent is $3,068/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 10% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51059415900?
4.1% of residents in tract 51059415900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,208.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51059415900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 14th, minority 58th, housing 1th.
Q5
Is tract 51059415900 considered part of Wessynton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059415900 fall within Wessynton (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059415900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 12 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059415900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.06% of renter households, peaking at 4.8% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 51059415900 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.6% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 51059415900 compare to Mount Vernon overall?
Tract 51059415900 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Mount Vernon at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mount Vernon; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Mount Vernon
Top eight tracts in Mount Vernon ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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