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Sun Valley Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wolf Trap

Tract 51059460300 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 2,801 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 51059460300 sits in the Sun Valley neighborhood of Wolf Trap, Virginia. It has a population of 2,801 and an eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). 48% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 9% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $3,501/month against a median household income of $248,733 — roughly 17% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 2% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units965
Renter share4.8%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate1.2%
Median income$248,733

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 2 tracts In Sun Valley
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 3 tracts In Wolf Trap
Moderate
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank — 80th percentileBottomTop
#57 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
High
Within state
79 th percentile
Rank — 79th percentileBottomTop
#460 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Wolf Trap and the region

Centroid at 38.9229, -77.2757 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sun Valley scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Wolf Trap
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
1.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wolf Trap
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wolf Trap
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wolf Trap
5.3

How Sun Valley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sun Valley risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 460300Wolf Trap: 4.84.8Wolf Trapparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.35.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

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)

  • 2Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 6.06%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.1%Peak (2013)
  • 2Filings in 2013 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 — 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594603002011: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2012: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2013: 2 filings (6.06/100 renter HHs)2016: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sun Valley. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 51059460300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059460300?

Census tract 51059460300 in the Sun Valley neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 51059460300?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059460300?

1.2% of residents in tract 51059460300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,801.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059460300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 30th, minority 42th, housing 2th.

Q5

Is tract 51059460300 considered part of Sun Valley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059460300 fall within Sun Valley (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059460300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 51059460300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.06% of renter households, peaking at 6.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 51059460300 struggle to pay rent?

About 3.9% 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. 2.5% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 51059460300 compare to Wolf Trap overall?

Tract 51059460300 scores 5.9/10 — higher than the parent city of Wolf Trap at 4.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wolf Trap; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wolf Trap

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

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