Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #83,884 of 84,120 nationally
Penderwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Difficult Run
Tract 51059481701 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 6,149 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
How risky is the Penderwood neighborhood of Difficult Run for landlords? Census tract 51059481701 scores 4.5/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
25% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $250,001 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,862
Renter share3.7%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate0.2%
Median income$250,001
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Difficult Run and the region
Centroid at 38.8977, -77.3603 · click any tract to drill in
Why Penderwood scores 1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Difficult Run
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
0.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,501 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Difficult Run
1.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Difficult Run
1.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Difficult Run
1.7
How Penderwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 1
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 0%Socioeconomic
- 42%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 0%Housing & transportation
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)
- 11Total filings over 4 yrs
- 4.15%Avg annual filing rate
- 5.9%Peak (2016)
- 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 67% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Penderwood. 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.
- 4.0%Housing insecurity
- 2.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 4.2%Food insecurity
- 2.4%SNAP enrollment
- 3.0%Transit barriers
- 3.6%No health insurance
- 10.2%Frequent mental distress
- 18.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Penderwood
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Difficult Run, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Fairfax County average of 5.4 and below the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 4.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 11 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 4.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 5.9% of renter households in 2016.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 51059481701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059481701?
Census tract 51059481701 in the Penderwood 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 51059481701?
Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 51059481701?
0.2% of residents in tract 51059481701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,149.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 51059481701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 42th, minority 44th, housing 0th.
Q5
Is tract 51059481701 considered part of Penderwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059481701 fall within Penderwood (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059481701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059481701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.15% of renter households, peaking at 5.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 51059481701 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.0% 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. 2.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 51059481701 compare to Difficult Run overall?
Tract 51059481701 scores 1/10, lower than the parent city of Difficult Run at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Difficult Run; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Difficult Run
Top eight tracts in Difficult Run ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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