Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

WestEnd Alexandria Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 51510200406 · Alexandria city, VA · pop 5,191 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 51510200406 runs through the WestEnd Alexandria area of Alexandria. With 5,191 residents, it scores 5.9/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 70% of US census tracts.

46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,814 a month against an average household income of $86,484 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

2.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 37% Owners 31%

Tract context

Occupied units2,389

Renter share69.4%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate3.4%

Median income$86,484

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Alexandria and the region

Centroid at 38.8117, -77.1361 · click any tract to drill in

Why WestEnd Alexandria scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

3.4% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,814 rent vs county FMR

2.8

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 WestEnd Alexandria compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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

50%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
84%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within WestEnd Alexandria. 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.

12.2%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.0%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
8.0%No health insurance
15.2%Frequent mental distress
22.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in WestEnd Alexandria

What moves this score most is 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 Black and White and ranks around the 56th 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 12.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% 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 51510200406

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51510200406?

Census tract 51510200406 in the WestEnd Alexandria neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 51510200406?

Median gross rent is $1,814/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 51510200406?

3.4% of residents in tract 51510200406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,191.

How socially vulnerable is tract 51510200406?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 8th, minority 85th, housing 84th.

Is tract 51510200406 considered part of WestEnd Alexandria?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51510200406 fall within WestEnd Alexandria (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 51510200406 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.2% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 51510200406 compare to Alexandria overall?

Tract 51510200406 scores 2.4/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Alexandria

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