1 census tracts · pop 2,497 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 6.2–6.2
Glencarlyn is a one-tract neighborhood of Arlington, VA and houses 2,497 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.2/10, in the Elevated tier. At $237 a month, rents sit 90% under what the rest of Arlington commands.
The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10. Cost burden runs about one in five against 26.5% citywide, putting Glencarlyn 5.0% under its own city. Court records for this tract carry 11 eviction filings.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. SNAP participation is 6.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 8.7% of adults, 9.1 points below the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 2.7% of renter households.
Among the 39 mapped neighborhoods of Arlington, it ranks #8 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 1.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Columbia Forest and Penrose score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 2% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.2/10 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
6.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Glencarlyn vs ArlingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority63%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Glencarlyn
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
11Total filings (sum)
2.74%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2016)
2.74%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Glencarlyn
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.8%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
7.6%No health insurance
27.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Glencarlyn
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Glencarlyn?
Glencarlyn scores 6.2/10 (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 Glencarlyn compare to Arlington overall?
Glencarlyn scores 0.2 points higher than Arlington overall (6/10). Renters spend 22% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $237 vs $2,322.
Q3
What is the average rent in Glencarlyn?
Average gross rent in Glencarlyn is $237/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Glencarlyn residents are renters?
37% of Glencarlyn households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Arlington). The neighborhood has 2,497 residents.
Q5
Is Glencarlyn a high social-vulnerability area?
Glencarlyn sits in the 50th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Glencarlyn for landlords?
Glencarlyn carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 Glencarlyn?
Glencarlyn has 2,442 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.6%), Hispanic / Latino (19%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
