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Neighborhood · McLean, VA

Franklin Forest Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 7,619 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10 · range 3.4–3.4

Franklin Forest maps to a single census tract in McLean, VA and houses 7,619 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 50% against 29.6% citywide, putting Franklin Forest 20.2% over its own city.

The voucher gap is 35.9%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. On the high side is supply constraint at 8.6/10.

The filing record is not thin: 7 evictions logged in this tract. 3.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 0.7% of renter households.

4.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Recent filings have not receded much: 0.8% in 2016 against a 0.7% peak.

Average gross rent is $3,145, 8% below the McLean average of $3,422. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of McLean, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.

One tract means one number: 3.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Franklin Forest vs McLean How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
49.8% +68%
McLean: 29.6%
Average gross rent
$3,145 -8%
McLean: $3,422
Average HH income
$230,539 -8%
McLean: $250,001
Poverty rate
2.9% +8%
McLean: 2.7%
Renter share
20.5% +47%
McLean: 13.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Franklin Forest and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.4–3.4

Why Franklin Forest scores 3.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.1–7.1 across tracts
7.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.4–8.4 across tracts
8.4
Rent control risk
50% of income on rent · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Tenant organizing strength
21% renter households · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Economic stress
2.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 8.6–8.6 across tracts
8.6
Risk score comparison

Franklin Forest vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Franklin Forest score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Franklin Forest: 3.43.4Franklin ForestNeighborhoodParent city: 4.04.0Parent cityhost cityState: 4.34.3Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Franklin Forest

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51059470900 3.4 7,619 50% $3,145
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 24

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 4%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 65%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Franklin Forest

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 7Total filings (sum)
  • 0.56%Avg annual filing rate
  • 0.7%Peak year (2011)
  • 0.80%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Franklin Forest

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Franklin Forest

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Franklin Forest?

Franklin Forest 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 Franklin Forest compare to McLean overall?

Franklin Forest scores 0.6 points lower than McLean overall (4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $3,145 vs $3,422.
Q3

What is the average rent in Franklin Forest?

Average gross rent in Franklin Forest is $3,145/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Franklin Forest residents are renters?

21% of Franklin Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 14% in McLean). The neighborhood has 7,619 residents.
Q5

Is Franklin Forest a high social-vulnerability area?

Franklin Forest sits in the 24th 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.
Q6

How safe is Franklin Forest for landlords?

Franklin Forest 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 McLean as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Franklin Forest?

Franklin Forest has 7,903 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.7%), Hispanic / Latino (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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