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Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally

Virginia Highlands Eviction Risk: Elevated , Arlington

Tract 51013103501 · Arlington County, VA · pop 3,368 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 51013103501 sits in the Virginia Highlands area of Arlington eviction risk, VA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.7/10. Population here is 3,368. What pushes it up most is local political climate at 8.5/10.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 43% Owners 26%
Tract context
Occupied units2,180
Renter share74.4%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate12.7%
Median income$114,485

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Virginia Highlands
Very Low
Within parent city
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 71 tracts In Arlington
High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 71 tracts In Arlington County
High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#78 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Arlington and the region

Centroid at 38.8627, -77.0657 · click any tract to drill in

Why Virginia Highlands scores 6.7

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
12.7% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$2,016 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 Virginia Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Virginia Highlands risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.76.7This tracttract 103501Arlington: 6.06.0Arlingtonparent cityCounty: 5.95.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.24.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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)

  • 23Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 1.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.4%Peak (2016)
  • 23Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Virginia Highlands. 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 Virginia Highlands

74% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running hot, regional political climate reads 8.2/10. Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Food insecurity runs 6.2% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 3.8% against 15.2% nationally. Court records carry 23 eviction filings across 1 observed years.

Against the Arlington County average of 5.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7/10.

At $2,016 a month, rents run 13% under what the rest of Arlington commands. Filings peaked in 2016 at 1.4% of renter households.

In a typical year about 1.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #14,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 51013103501

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51013103501?

Census tract 51013103501 in the Virginia Highlands neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 51013103501?

Median gross rent is $2,016/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51013103501?

12.7% of residents in tract 51013103501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,368.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51013103501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 3th, minority 61th, housing 62th.
Q5

Is tract 51013103501 considered part of Virginia Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51013103501 fall within Virginia Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51013103501?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 23 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 51013103501 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.39% of renter households, peaking at 1.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51013103501 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.1% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51013103501 compare to Arlington overall?

Tract 51013103501 scores 6.7/10, higher 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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