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Discovery Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Floris

Tract 51059482502 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 2,512 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 51059482502 sits in the Discovery Square neighborhood of Floris, Virginia. It has a population of 2,512 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 40% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 12% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,659/month against a median household income of $205,099 — roughly 16% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 4% Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units905
Renter share6.6%
SVI overall0.01
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$205,099

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank — 67th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 4 tracts In Discovery Square
Elevated
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank — 100th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 3 tracts In Floris
Very High
Within county
45 th percentile
Rank — 45th percentileBottomTop
#152 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
Moderate
Within state
54 th percentile
Rank — 54th percentileBottomTop
#1,018 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Floris and the region

Centroid at 38.9122, -77.4140 · click any tract to drill in

Why Discovery Square scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Floris
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,659 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Floris
5.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Floris
2.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Floris
3.8

How Discovery Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Discovery Square risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 482502Floris: 5.25.2Florisparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.35.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 1

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 3Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 2.68%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.7%Peak (2016)
  • 3Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 — 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594825022011: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2012: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2013: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2016: 3 filings (2.68/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Discovery Square. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 51059482502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059482502?

Census tract 51059482502 in the Discovery Square neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 51059482502?

Median gross rent is $2,659/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059482502?

2.2% of residents in tract 51059482502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,512.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059482502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 1th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 11th, minority 54th, housing 1th.

Q5

Is tract 51059482502 considered part of Discovery Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059482502 fall within Discovery Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059482502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 51059482502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.68% of renter households, peaking at 2.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 51059482502 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.1% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 51059482502 compare to Floris overall?

Tract 51059482502 scores 5.3/10 — right in line with the parent city of Floris at 5.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Floris; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Floris

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

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