Eviction Risk in Penrose , Arlington
1 census tracts · pop 5,452 · pop-weighted composite 5.0/10 · range 5.0–5.0
Penrose is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Arlington with 1 census tract and a population of 5,452 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.0/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 30% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 16% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,943/month sits 16% lower than the Arlington citywide median ($2,322).
Penrose vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Penrose vs Arlington
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 5,309 residents across all tracts in Penrose. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 12%
- White (non-Hispanic) 62.2%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 15.2%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 7%
- Other / Multiracial 3.7%
1 tracts in Penrose
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51013102500 | 5.0 | 5,452 | 30% | $1,943 |
CDC SVI percentile: 17
Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Penrose
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 42Total filings (sum)
- 2.21%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.2%Peak year (2016)
- 2.21%Latest filed (2016)
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Penrose
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 8.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility shutoff threat
- 7.7%Food insecurity
- 5.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 19.2%Any disability
About Penrose
What is the eviction-risk score for Penrose?
Penrose scores 5.0/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Penrose compare to Arlington overall?
Penrose scores 1.1 points lower than Arlington overall (6.1/10). Rent burden: 30% vs 27% citywide. Median rent: $1,943 vs $2,322.
What is the median rent in Penrose?
Median gross rent in Penrose is $1,943/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Penrose residents are renters?
70% of Penrose households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Arlington). The neighborhood has 5,452 residents.
Is Penrose a high social-vulnerability area?
Penrose sits in the 17th 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.