1 census tracts · pop 3,608 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.6–5.6
Arlington Heights maps to a single census tract in Arlington, VA, population 3,608. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.6/10, in the Moderate tier. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 25% of renter households.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 15 evictions logged in this tract.
At $1,976 a month, rents sit 15% under what the rest of Arlington commands. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
SNAP participation is 6.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 1.9% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 8.9% of adults, 8.9 points below the national rate. That places it #19 of 39 neighborhoods in Arlington. Judgments average 1.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Green Valley and Lynhaven. Against average income of $168,405, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Arlington Heights vs ArlingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Arlington Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
15Total filings (sum)
1.89%Avg annual filing rate
1.9%Peak year (2016)
1.89%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Arlington Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
8.0%No health insurance
21.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Arlington Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Arlington Heights?
Arlington Heights scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Arlington Heights compare to Arlington overall?
Arlington Heights scores 0.4 points lower than Arlington overall (6/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,976 vs $2,322.
Q3
What is the average rent in Arlington Heights?
Average gross rent in Arlington eviction risk Heights is $1,976/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Arlington Heights residents are renters?
43% of Arlington Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Arlington). The neighborhood has 3,608 residents.
Q5
Is Arlington Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Arlington Heights sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Arlington Heights for landlords?
Arlington eviction risk Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Arlington as a whole (6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Arlington Heights?
Arlington Heights has 3,716 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.4%), Hispanic / Latino (22.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.