1 census tracts · pop 3,011 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3.4–3.4
Seneca Gate is a one-tract neighborhood of Dranesville, VA, population 3,011. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.9/10. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.3/10. SNAP participation is 3.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 5.4% of adults, 12.4 points below the national rate. Court records for this tract carry 14 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 12.3% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.7% in 2016, is well off that peak. At 2% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Seneca Gate vs DranesvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport1%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Seneca Gate
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
14Total filings (sum)
6.63%Avg annual filing rate
12.3%Peak year (2012)
3.70%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Seneca Gate
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.0%Housing insecurity
3.1%Utility shutoff threat
5.4%Food insecurity
3.2%SNAP enrollment
4.3%No health insurance
19.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Seneca Gate
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Seneca Gate?
Seneca Gate scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Seneca Gate compare to Dranesville overall?
Seneca Gate scores 0.6 points lower than Dranesville overall (4/10). Renters spend 0% of income on rent vs 31% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Seneca Gate residents are renters?
2% of Seneca Gate households are renter-occupied (vs 7% in Dranesville). The neighborhood has 3,011 residents.
Q4
Is Seneca Gate a high social-vulnerability area?
Seneca Gate sits in the 1st 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.
Q5
How safe is Seneca Gate for landlords?
Seneca Gate carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Seneca Gate?
Seneca Gate has 2,937 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (23.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
