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Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally

Falls Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Idylwood

Tract 51059471303 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 3,570 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.8/10 for census tract 51059471303 reflects conditions in the Falls Hill area of Idylwood, Virginia. On the national scale it ranks #28,079 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 46% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,111 monthly, set against $95,859 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 31% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,678
Renter share57.9%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate8.5%
Median income$95,859

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Falls Hill
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Idylwood
Very High
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#38 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
High
Within state
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#1,393 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Idylwood and the region

Centroid at 38.8963, -77.2092 · click any tract to drill in

Why Falls Hill scores 2.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Idylwood
8.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
8.5% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$2,111 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Idylwood
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Idylwood
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Idylwood
4.0

How Falls Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Falls Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.12.1This tracttract 471303Idylwood: 3.33.3Idylwoodparent cityCounty: 1.51.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 33

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)

  • 158Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.74%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.9%Peak (2013)
  • 38Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594713032011: 25 filings (2.32/100 renter HHs)2012: 42 filings (3.90/100 renter HHs)2013: 53 filings (4.92/100 renter HHs)2016: 38 filings (3.83/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 52% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Falls Hill. 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 Falls Hill

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Idylwood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 158 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.9% of renter households in 2013.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 51059471303

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059471303?

Census tract 51059471303 in the Falls Hill neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (Lower 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 51059471303?

Median gross rent is $2,111/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059471303?

8.5% of residents in tract 51059471303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,570.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059471303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 47th, minority 56th, housing 52th.
Q5

Is tract 51059471303 considered part of Falls Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059471303 fall within Falls Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059471303?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 158 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059471303 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.74% of renter households, peaking at 4.9% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51059471303 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51059471303 compare to Idylwood overall?

Tract 51059471303 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Idylwood at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Idylwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Idylwood

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

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