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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally

North Highland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Arlington

Tract 51013101601 · Arlington County, VA · pop 1,463 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 51013101601 covers part of the North Highland area of Arlington, VA, and scores 5.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 1,463 residents. Cost burden runs 25% here against 38.9% across Arlington County.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 41% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units775
Renter share53.7%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$162,656

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 7 tracts In North Highland
Very Low
Within parent city
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#38 of 71 tracts In Arlington
Moderate
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#39 of 71 tracts In Arlington County
Moderate
Within state
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#226 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Arlington and the region

Centroid at 38.8995, -77.0805 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Highland scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Arlington
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.2
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,298 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arlington
4.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arlington
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arlington
6.0

How North Highland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
North Highland risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 101601Arlington: 6.06.0Arlingtonparent cityCounty: 5.95.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.24.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 2Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 0.55%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.6%Peak (2016)
  • 2Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within North Highland. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Highland

The dominant input is local political climate at 8.5/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.5/10. On the high side, regional political climate reads 8.2/10.

SNAP participation runs 2.6% against 15.2% nationally. 15% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Housing insecurity runs 4.8% against 14.2% nationally.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2 filings here across 1 tracked years. The worst year on record was 2016, when 0.6% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 0.6% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Against average income of $162,656, annual rent is just 17%. Statewide the VA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 51013101601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51013101601?

Census tract 51013101601 in the North Highland neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 51013101601?

Median gross rent is $2,298/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51013101601?

6.1% of residents in tract 51013101601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,463.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51013101601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 0th, minority 59th, housing 36th.
Q5

Is tract 51013101601 considered part of North Highland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51013101601 fall within North Highland (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51013101601?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 51013101601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 0.55% of renter households, peaking at 0.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51013101601 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51013101601 compare to Arlington overall?

Tract 51013101601 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of Arlington at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arlington eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Arlington

Top eight tracts in Arlington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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