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Neighborhood · Arlington, VA

Dominion Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,411 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10 · range 5.3–5.3

Dominion Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Arlington, VA and houses 3,411 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 42% against 26.5% citywide, putting Dominion Heights 15.2% over its own city.

The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Court records for this tract carry 4 eviction filings.

At $1,954 a month, rents sit 16% under what the rest of Arlington commands. 3.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.

The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 0.9% of renter households. That places it #31 of 39 neighborhoods in Arlington. Judgments average 0.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Boulevard Manor and Donaldson Run. Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Dominion Heights vs Arlington How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
41.7% +57%
Arlington: 26.5%
Average gross rent
$1,954 -16%
Arlington: $2,322
Average HH income
$181,750 +30%
Arlington: $140,160
Poverty rate
3.6% -49%
Arlington: 7.1%
Renter share
36.8% -37%
Arlington: 58.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dominion Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.3–5.3

Why Dominion Heights scores 5.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.2–8.2 across tracts
8.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
42% of income on rent · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
37% renter households · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
3.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Risk score comparison

Dominion Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Dominion Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Dominion Heights: 5.35.3Dominion HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 6.06.0Parent cityhost cityState: 4.34.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Dominion Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51013100600 5.3 3,411 42% $1,954
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 29

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 5%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 70%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Dominion Heights

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4Total filings (sum)
  • 0.87%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.9%Peak year (2016)
  • 0.87%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dominion Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Dominion Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Dominion Heights?

Dominion Heights scores 5.3/10 (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 Dominion Heights compare to Arlington overall?

Dominion Heights scores 0.7 points lower than Arlington overall (6/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,954 vs $2,322.
Q3

What is the average rent in Dominion Heights?

Average gross rent in Dominion Heights is $1,954/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Dominion Heights residents are renters?

37% of Dominion Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Arlington). The neighborhood has 3,411 residents.
Q5

Is Dominion Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Dominion Heights sits in the 29th 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 Dominion Heights for landlords?

Dominion Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Dominion Heights?

Dominion Heights has 3,236 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (76%), Hispanic / Latino (9.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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