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Pohick Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Newington

Tract 51059432701 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 3,333 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

In the Pohick Hills neighborhood of Newington, census tract 51059432701 scores 4.5/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 22nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 18% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,801 a month against an average household income of $168,493 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 8% Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,076
Renter share9.8%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate2.7%
Median income$168,493

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Pohick Hills
Very High
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In Newington
Low
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#222 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
Very Low
Within state
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#1,987 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Newington and the region

Centroid at 38.7540, -77.2207 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pohick Hills scores 1.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Newington
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
2.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,801 rent vs county FMR
7.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Newington
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Newington
3.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Newington
3.2

How Pohick Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Pohick Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.11.1This tracttract 432701Newington: 3.33.3Newingtonparent cityCounty: 1.51.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 5

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

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 17Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 3.23%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.1%Peak (2011)
  • 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594327012011: 5 filings (3.07/100 renter HHs)2012: 5 filings (3.07/100 renter HHs)2013: 2 filings (1.23/100 renter HHs)2016: 5 filings (5.56/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Pohick Hills. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pohick Hills

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Newington, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Fairfax County average of 5.4 and below the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 17 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.1% of renter households in 2011.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 51059432701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059432701?

Census tract 51059432701 in the Pohick Hills neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (Lower 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 51059432701?

Median gross rent is $2,801/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059432701?

2.7% of residents in tract 51059432701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,333.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059432701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 56th, minority 61th, housing 1th.
Q5

Is tract 51059432701 considered part of Pohick Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059432701 fall within Pohick Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059432701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 17 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059432701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.23% of renter households, peaking at 3.1% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51059432701 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.5% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51059432701 compare to Newington overall?

Tract 51059432701 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Newington at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Newington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Newington

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

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