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Westlawn Eviction Risk: Moderate , West Falls Church

Tract 51059450500 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 2,938 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 51059450500 sits in the Westlawn neighborhood of West Falls Church, Virginia. It has a population of 2,938 and an eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). 17% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 0% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,962/month against a median household income of $153,274 — roughly 15% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 5% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units851
Renter share5.6%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate4.4%
Median income$153,274

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Westlawn
Moderate
Within parent city
14 th percentile
Rank — 14th percentileBottomTop
#7 of 8 tracts In West Falls Church
Very Low
Within county
14 th percentile
Rank — 14th percentileBottomTop
#236 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
Very Low
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank — 31th percentileBottomTop
#1,505 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Falls Church and the region

Centroid at 38.8638, -77.1814 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westlawn scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Falls Church
8.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
4.4% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,962 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Falls Church
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Falls Church
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Falls Church
4.7

How Westlawn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Westlawn risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.84.8This tracttract 450500West Falls Church: 4.74.7West Falls Churchparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.35.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 16Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak (2011)
  • 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 — 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594505002011: 7 filings (4.38/100 renter HHs)2012: 1 filings (0.62/100 renter HHs)2013: 3 filings (1.88/100 renter HHs)2016: 5 filings (6.67/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 29% 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 51059450500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059450500?

Census tract 51059450500 in the Westlawn neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

Q2

What is the average rent in tract 51059450500?

Median gross rent is $1,962/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059450500?

4.4% of residents in tract 51059450500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,938.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059450500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 46th, minority 78th, housing 6th.

Q5

Is tract 51059450500 considered part of Westlawn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059450500 fall within Westlawn (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059450500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 16 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059450500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.39% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 51059450500 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 51059450500 compare to West Falls Church overall?

Tract 51059450500 scores 4.8/10 — right in line with the parent city of West Falls Church at 4.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Falls Church eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Falls Church

Top eight tracts in West Falls Church ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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