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Courtland Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bailey's Crossroads

Tract 51059451601 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 6,704 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 51059451601 covers the Courtland Park neighborhood of Bailey's Crossroads, home to 6,704 residents. For landlords it grades 7.1/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 95th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,832 a month while the average household earns $66,638 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 89% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 53% Stable renters 36% Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units1,744
Renter share88.5%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate31.7%
Median income$66,638

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Courtland Park
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Bailey's Crossroads
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
Very High
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#129 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bailey's Crossroads and the region

Centroid at 38.8502, -77.1390 · click any tract to drill in

Why Courtland Park scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bailey's Crossroads
8.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
31.7% poverty · this tract
7.9
Supply constraint
$1,832 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bailey's Crossroads
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bailey's Crossroads
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bailey's Crossroads
8.2

How Courtland Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Courtland Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 451601Bailey's Crossroad: 4.24.2Bailey's Crossroadparent cityCounty: 1.51.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

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)

  • 638Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 11.49%Avg annual filing rate
  • 20.0%Peak (2011)
  • 75Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594516012011: 279 filings (20.03/100 renter HHs)2012: 174 filings (12.49/100 renter HHs)2013: 110 filings (7.90/100 renter HHs)2016: 75 filings (5.54/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 73% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Courtland Park. 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 Courtland Park

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Bailey's Crossroads, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well above the Fairfax County average of 5.4 and above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 638 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 11.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 20.0% of renter households in 2011.

The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 51059451601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059451601?

Census tract 51059451601 in the Courtland Park neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 51059451601?

Median gross rent is $1,832/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059451601?

31.7% of residents in tract 51059451601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,704.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059451601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 67th, minority 93th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 51059451601 considered part of Courtland Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059451601 fall within Courtland Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059451601?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 638 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059451601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.49% of renter households, peaking at 20.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51059451601 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.4% 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. 17.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51059451601 compare to Bailey's Crossroads overall?

Tract 51059451601 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Bailey's Crossroads at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bailey's Crossroads eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bailey's Crossroads

Top eight tracts in Bailey's Crossroads ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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