4 census tracts · pop 12,604 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 4.8–5.3
Rosemont is a 4-tract neighborhood of Alexandria, VA, population 12,604. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.2/10.
Average gross rent is $2,532, 21% above the Alexandria average of $2,089. 33% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Alexandria rate of 28.3%. The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Food insecurity affects 7.3% of adults, 10.5 points below the national rate. SNAP participation is 5.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Alexandria, it ranks #20 by risk, the lower third. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 4 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes. 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Rosemont vs AlexandriaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Rosemont
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.2%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
5.4%SNAP enrollment
5.6%No health insurance
21.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Rosemont
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Rosemont?
Rosemont scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Rosemont compare to Alexandria overall?
Rosemont scores 0.9 points lower than Alexandria overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,532 vs $2,089.
Q3
What is the average rent in Rosemont?
Average gross rent in Rosemont is $2,532/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Rosemont residents are renters?
65% of Rosemont households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in Alexandria). The neighborhood has 12,604 residents.
Q5
Is Rosemont a high social-vulnerability area?
Rosemont sits in the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Rosemont have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Rosemont is census tract 51510200705 (score 5.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.3, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Rosemont for landlords?
Rosemont carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Alexandria as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Rosemont?
Rosemont has 12,756 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.4%), Hispanic / Latino (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
