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Neighborhood · Ranked #17,526 of 84,120 nationally

Woodley Eviction Risk: Elevated , West Falls Church

Tract 51059450602 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 4,522 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 51059450602 sits in the Woodley neighborhood of West Falls Church, Virginia. It has a population of 4,522 and an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). 57% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 34% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,867/month against a median household income of $84,688 — roughly 26% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 26% Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,754
Renter share59.5%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate16.1%
Median income$84,688

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Woodley
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 8 tracts In West Falls Church
Very High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank — 88th percentileBottomTop
#34 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
High
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank — 85th percentileBottomTop
#337 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Falls Church and the region

Centroid at 38.8633, -77.1976 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodley scores 6.1

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
16.1% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,867 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Woodley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Woodley risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 450602West 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: 66

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)

  • 149Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 4.10%Avg annual filing rate
  • 5.5%Peak (2012)
  • 38Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 — 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594506022011: 42 filings (4.73/100 renter HHs)2012: 49 filings (5.52/100 renter HHs)2013: 20 filings (2.25/100 renter HHs)2016: 38 filings (3.91/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat 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 51059450602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059450602?

Census tract 51059450602 in the Woodley neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 51059450602?

Median gross rent is $1,867/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059450602?

16.1% of residents in tract 51059450602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,522.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059450602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 17th, minority 78th, housing 80th.

Q5

Is tract 51059450602 considered part of Woodley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059450602 fall within Woodley (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059450602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 149 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059450602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.10% of renter households, peaking at 5.5% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 51059450602 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.8% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 51059450602 compare to West Falls Church overall?

Tract 51059450602 scores 6.1/10 — higher than 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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