1 census tracts · pop 5,793 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Columbia Heights maps to a single census tract in Arlington, VA and houses 5,793 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. This is a renter market: 69% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 28% of renter households. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.2/10.
Court records for this tract carry 69 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 4.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Food insecurity affects 7.2% of adults, 10.6 points below the national rate. Severe burden reaches 9%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 3.6% of renter households. Average gross rent is $2,055, 11% below the Arlington average of $2,322. That places it #14 of 39 neighborhoods in Arlington.
Judgments average 0.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Against average income of $127,566, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Columbia Heights vs ArlingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Columbia Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
69Total filings (sum)
3.61%Avg annual filing rate
3.6%Peak year (2016)
3.61%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Columbia Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.4%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility shutoff threat
7.2%Food insecurity
4.8%SNAP enrollment
6.4%No health insurance
19.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Columbia Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Columbia Heights?
Columbia Heights scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 Columbia Heights compare to Arlington overall?
Columbia Heights scores 0.0 points higher than Arlington overall (6/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,055 vs $2,322.
Q3
What is the average rent in Columbia Heights?
Average gross rent in Columbia Heights is $2,055/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Columbia Heights residents are renters?
69% of Columbia Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Arlington). The neighborhood has 5,793 residents.
Q5
Is Columbia Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Columbia Heights sits in the 26th 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 Columbia Heights for landlords?
Columbia Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Columbia Heights?
Columbia Heights has 5,889 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.7%), Hispanic / Latino (22.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
