2 census tracts · pop 7,517 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.6/10
· range 4.3–5
Westwood Park is a 2-tract neighborhood of Idylwood, VA, population 7,517. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.6/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 47% against 26.4% citywide, putting Westwood Park 20.3% over its own city.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
At $1,571 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of Idylwood commands. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.8/10.
Filings are well documented here: 103 across 2 observed tracts. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 6.6% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Westwood Park vs IdylwoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westwood Park
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
103Total filings (sum)
3.29%Avg annual filing rate
6.6%Peak year (2012)
2.07%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westwood Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.6%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
10.8%No health insurance
25.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westwood Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westwood Park?
Westwood Park scores 4.6/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Westwood Park compare to Idylwood overall?
Westwood Park scores 0.2 points higher than Idylwood overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,571 vs $2,045.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westwood Park?
Average gross rent in Westwood Park is $1,571/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westwood Park residents are renters?
30% of Westwood Park households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Idylwood). The neighborhood has 7,517 residents.
Q5
Is Westwood Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Westwood Park sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Westwood Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Westwood Park is census tract 51059471402 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 5, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Westwood Park for landlords?
Westwood Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Idylwood as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Westwood Park?
Westwood Park has 7,397 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.7%), Hispanic / Latino (25.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
