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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally

Fair Vernon Eviction Risk: Elevated , Springfield

Tract 51059431601 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 1,858 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 51059431601 covers part of the Fair Vernon area of Springfield, VA, and scores 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. 56% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 52% Stable renters 21% Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units1,364
Renter share73.0%
SVI overall0.35
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$85,588

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Fair Vernon
Very High
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In Springfield
High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#18 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
Very High
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#90 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Springfield and the region

Centroid at 38.7665, -77.2046 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fair Vernon scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Springfield
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,477 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Springfield
9.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Springfield
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Springfield
6.7

How Fair Vernon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fair Vernon risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 431601Springfield: 5.95.9Springfieldparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.24.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fair Vernon. 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 Fair Vernon

71% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Fairfax County average of 41.0%. What pushes it up most is supply constraint at 10/10.

The voucher gap is 50.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Annualized rent equals 49% of average household income of $85,588, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. It sits 2.2 points above the Fairfax County average of 4.3.

On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1/10. At $3,477 a month, rents run 31% over what the rest of Springfield commands.

73% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Disability prevalence runs 47.0% against 31.5% nationally.

Food insecurity runs 3.5% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 82nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.1/10.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 51059431601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059431601?

Census tract 51059431601 in the Fair Vernon neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 51059431601?

Median gross rent is $3,477/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059431601?

3.4% of residents in tract 51059431601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,858.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059431601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 49th, minority 2th, housing 77th.
Q5

Is tract 51059431601 considered part of Fair Vernon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059431601 fall within Fair Vernon (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 51059431601 struggle to pay rent?

About 1.6% 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. 1.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 51059431601 compare to Springfield overall?

Tract 51059431601 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Springfield at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Springfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Springfield

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

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