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Neighborhood · Ranked #17,526 of 84,120 nationally

Valley View Eviction Risk: Elevated , Groveton

Tract 51059421400 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 6,740 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 51059421400 sits in the Valley View neighborhood of Groveton, Virginia. It has a population of 6,740 and an eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). 38% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 16% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,740/month against a median household income of $82,021 — roughly 25% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 48% Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units2,242
Renter share76.8%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate24.4%
Median income$82,021

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Valley View
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 3 tracts In Groveton
Moderate
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank — 89th percentileBottomTop
#32 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
High
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank — 85th percentileBottomTop
#337 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Groveton and the region

Centroid at 38.7687, -77.0875 · click any tract to drill in

Why Valley View scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Groveton
8.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
24.4% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$1,740 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Groveton
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Groveton
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Groveton
6.1

How Valley View compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Valley View risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 421400Groveton: 6.76.7Grovetonparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.35.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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)

  • 904Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 10.59%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.8%Peak (2011)
  • 245Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 — 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594214002011: 268 filings (12.78/100 renter HHs)2012: 215 filings (10.25/100 renter HHs)2013: 176 filings (8.39/100 renter HHs)2016: 245 filings (10.95/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
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 51059421400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059421400?

Census tract 51059421400 in the Valley View neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 51059421400?

Median gross rent is $1,740/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059421400?

24.4% of residents in tract 51059421400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,740.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059421400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 74th, minority 85th, housing 88th.

Q5

Is tract 51059421400 considered part of Valley View?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059421400 fall within Valley View (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059421400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 904 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059421400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.59% of renter households, peaking at 12.8% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 51059421400 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.7% 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. 12.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 51059421400 compare to Groveton overall?

Tract 51059421400 scores 6.1/10 — lower than the parent city of Groveton at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Groveton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Groveton

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

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