Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Varsity Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Alexandria
Tract 51510200301 · Alexandria city, VA · pop 3,225 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Tract 51510200301, home to 3,225 residents in the Varsity Park area of Alexandria, scores 5.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #25,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,033 monthly, set against $95,147 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 38%
Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,310
Renter share64.7%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$95,147
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alexandria and the region
Centroid at 38.8261, -77.1165 · click any tract to drill in
Why Varsity Park scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Alexandria
8.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,033 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alexandria
3.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alexandria
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alexandria
5.5
How Varsity Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%Housing & transportation
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.
- 13.9%Housing insecurity
- 8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.2%Food insecurity
- 12.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Varsity Park
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. 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 Alexandria eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Alexandria City County average of 5.9 and above the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 51510200301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51510200301?
Census tract 51510200301 in the Varsity Park neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 51510200301?
Median gross rent is $2,033/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51510200301?
6.1% of residents in tract 51510200301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,225.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51510200301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 38th, minority 78th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 51510200301 considered part of Varsity Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51510200301 fall within Varsity Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 51510200301 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.9% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 51510200301 compare to Alexandria overall?
Tract 51510200301 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Alexandria at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alexandria eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · Low
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