7 census tracts · pop 19,876 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 5.6–7.4
North Highland takes in 7 census tracts of Arlington, VA and houses 19,876 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. This is a renter market: 73% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Cost burden runs 35% against 26.5% citywide, putting North Highland 8.4% over its own city. The 7 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.6 to 7.4, a 1.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10. Court records carry 81 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts.
Disability prevalence reaches 18.9% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Food insecurity affects 7.2% of adults, 10.6 points below the national rate. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 3.3% of renter households.
That places it #8 of 39 neighborhoods in Arlington. Judgments average 0.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Average gross rent runs $2,336, close to the Arlington average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $124,830.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
7 tracts · population-weighted
North Highland vs ArlingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in North Highland
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
81Total filings (sum)
1.41%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2016)
1.41%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in North Highland
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.8%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
7.1%Food insecurity
4.8%SNAP enrollment
6.0%No health insurance
18.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About North Highland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for North Highland?
North Highland scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 7 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 North Highland compare to Arlington overall?
North Highland scores 0.4 points higher than Arlington overall (6/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,336 vs $2,322.
Q3
What is the average rent in North Highland?
Average gross rent in North Highland is $2,336/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of North Highland residents are renters?
73% of North Highland households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Arlington). The neighborhood has 19,876 residents.
Q5
Is North Highland a high social-vulnerability area?
North Highland sits in the 27th 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
Which tracts in North Highland have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in North Highland is census tract 51013101704 (score 7.4/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 7.4, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is North Highland for landlords?
North Highland carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 7 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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of North Highland?
North Highland has 20,466 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.1%), Hispanic / Latino (13.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
