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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,434 of 84,120 nationally

Herndon Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 51059481000 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 6,947 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 51059481000 sits in the Herndon Heights neighborhood of Herndon, Virginia. It has a population of 6,947 and an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). 47% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 20% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,305/month against a median household income of $105,125 — roughly 26% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 29% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,965
Renter share54.2%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$105,125

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 3 tracts In Herndon Heights
Very High
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Herndon
Moderate
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank — 92th percentileBottomTop
#24 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
Very High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank — 87th percentileBottomTop
#289 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Herndon and the region

Centroid at 38.9637, -77.4109 · click any tract to drill in

Why Herndon Heights scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Herndon
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$2,305 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Herndon
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Herndon
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Herndon
6.4

How Herndon Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Herndon Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 481000Herndon: 5.05.0Herndonparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.35.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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)

  • 315Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 7.53%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.0%Peak (2016)
  • 94Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 — 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594810002011: 71 filings (6.47/100 renter HHs)2012: 74 filings (6.75/100 renter HHs)2013: 76 filings (6.93/100 renter HHs)2016: 94 filings (9.97/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 32% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Herndon Heights. 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 51059481000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059481000?

Census tract 51059481000 in the Herndon Heights neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 51059481000?

Median gross rent is $2,305/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059481000?

15.2% of residents in tract 51059481000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,947.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059481000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 64th, minority 86th, housing 59th.

Q5

Is tract 51059481000 considered part of Herndon Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059481000 fall within Herndon Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059481000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 315 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059481000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.53% of renter households, peaking at 10.0% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 51059481000 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.5% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 51059481000 compare to Herndon overall?

Tract 51059481000 scores 6.2/10 — higher than the parent city of Herndon at 5.0/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Herndon eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

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