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Neighborhood · Ranked #83,884 of 84,120 nationally

Fairfax Park Eviction Risk: Lower , West Springfield

Tract 51059431300 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 4,736 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Fairfax Park area of West Springfield is where census tract 51059431300 sits, home to 4,736 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.5/10. On the national scale it ranks #37,617 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,349 a month against an average household income of $186,667 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 6% Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,284
Renter share10.4%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate2.9%
Median income$186,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Fairfax Park
Very Low
Within parent city
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 10 tracts In West Springfield
Very Low
Within county
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#268 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
Very Low
Within state
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#2,104 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Springfield and the region

Centroid at 38.7675, -77.2436 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairfax Park scores 1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Springfield
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
2.9% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,349 rent vs county FMR
9.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Springfield
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Springfield
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Springfield
3.6

How Fairfax Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fairfax Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.01.0This tracttract 431300West Springfield: 3.33.3West Springfieldparent cityCounty: 1.51.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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)

  • 14Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 2.23%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak (2016)
  • 7Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594313002011: 3 filings (1.95/100 renter HHs)2012: 3 filings (1.95/100 renter HHs)2013: 1 filings (0.65/100 renter HHs)2016: 7 filings (4.38/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 133% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fairfax Park. 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 Fairfax Park

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 9.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Springfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Fairfax County average of 5.4 and in line with the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 14 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.4% of renter households in 2016.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 51059431300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059431300?

Census tract 51059431300 in the Fairfax Park neighborhood scores 1/10 (Lower 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 51059431300?

Median gross rent is $3,349/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059431300?

2.9% of residents in tract 51059431300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,736.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059431300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 58th, minority 69th, housing 7th.
Q5

Is tract 51059431300 considered part of Fairfax Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059431300 fall within Fairfax Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059431300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 14 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059431300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.23% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51059431300 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.1% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51059431300 compare to West Springfield overall?

Tract 51059431300 scores 1/10, lower than the parent city of West Springfield at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Springfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Springfield

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

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