3 census tracts · pop 16,250 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 3.4–4.8
Cooktown spans 3 census tracts of Dranesville, VA, population 16,250. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 31.1% citywide, putting Cooktown 25.0% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Severe burden reaches 19%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3.4 to 4.8. A 1.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. At $2,651 a month, rents sit 17% under what the rest of Dranesville commands. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.8/10.
Court records carry 72 eviction filings across its 3 observed tracts. The voucher gap is 14.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
SNAP participation is 5.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.6% of adults, 9.2 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 9.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.6% in 2016, is well off that peak. Only 18% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Cooktown vs DranesvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Cooktown
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
72Total filings (sum)
3.40%Avg annual filing rate
9.0%Peak year (2011)
3.67%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cooktown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.3%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
8.1%No health insurance
22.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cooktown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cooktown?
Cooktown scores 4/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Cooktown compare to Dranesville overall?
Cooktown scores 0.0 points higher than Dranesville overall (4/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,651 vs $3,187.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cooktown?
Average gross rent in Cooktown is $2,651/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cooktown residents are renters?
18% of Cooktown households are renter-occupied (vs 7% in Dranesville). The neighborhood has 16,250 residents.
Q5
Is Cooktown a high social-vulnerability area?
Cooktown sits in the 22nd 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.
Q6
Which tracts in Cooktown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cooktown is census tract 51059480801 (score 4.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 4.8, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Cooktown for landlords?
Cooktown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dranesville as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Cooktown?
Cooktown has 15,965 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.3%), Hispanic / Latino (25.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
