2 census tracts · pop 9,637 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.3
Highland Park is a 2-tract neighborhood of Arlington, VA, population 9,637. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. about half of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Arlington rate of 26.5%.
Severe burden reaches 29%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. The voucher gap is 24.1%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
At $2,872 a month, rents sit 24% over what the rest of Arlington commands. On the high side is supply constraint at 7.3/10. SNAP participation is 3.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Court records carry 22 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 3.5% of renter households. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
4.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #37 of 39 neighborhoods in Arlington.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Park vs ArlingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority41%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
22Total filings (sum)
2.09%Avg annual filing rate
3.5%Peak year (2016)
2.09%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highland Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.3%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility shutoff threat
5.2%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
4.6%No health insurance
19.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Park?
Highland Park scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Highland Park compare to Arlington overall?
Highland Park scores 0.8 points lower than Arlington overall (6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,872 vs $2,322.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Park?
Average gross rent in Highland Park is $2,872/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Park residents are renters?
27% of Highland Park households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Arlington). The neighborhood has 9,637 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Park sits in the 11th 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 Highland Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Park is census tract 51013101000 (score 5.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.3, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland Park for landlords?
Highland Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland Park?
Highland Park has 9,590 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (73.2%), Hispanic / Latino (12%), Other / Multiracial (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
