2 census tracts · pop 8,324 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 3.4–5.9
McLean Hamlet spans 2 census tracts of McLean, VA, population 8,324. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
The voucher gap is 29.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3.4 to 5.9. A 2.5-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
29% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 7.8/10.
SNAP participation is 3.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 5.3% of adults, 12.5 points below the national rate. Court records for this tract carry 5 eviction filings.
The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $2,985 a month, rents sit 13% under what the rest of McLean commands.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 3.3% of renter households. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of McLean, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Judgments average 0.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.5 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
McLean Hamlet vs McLeanHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority59%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in McLean Hamlet
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
5Total filings (sum)
2.33%Avg annual filing rate
3.3%Peak year (2016)
3.30%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in McLean Hamlet
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.8%Housing insecurity
2.9%Utility shutoff threat
5.1%Food insecurity
2.9%SNAP enrollment
4.2%No health insurance
17.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About McLean Hamlet
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for McLean Hamlet?
McLean Hamlet scores 4.5/10 (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 McLean Hamlet compare to McLean overall?
McLean Hamlet scores 0.5 points higher than McLean overall (4/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,985 vs $3,422.
Q3
What is the average rent in McLean Hamlet?
Average gross rent in McLean eviction risk Hamlet is $2,985/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of McLean Hamlet residents are renters?
39% of McLean Hamlet households are renter-occupied (vs 14% in McLean). The neighborhood has 8,324 residents.
Q5
Is McLean Hamlet a high social-vulnerability area?
McLean Hamlet sits in the 18th 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
Which tracts in McLean Hamlet have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in McLean Hamlet is census tract 51059480204 (score 5.9/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 5.9, a spread of 2.5 points.
Q7
How safe is McLean Hamlet for landlords?
McLean eviction risk Hamlet carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 McLean as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of McLean Hamlet?
McLean Hamlet has 8,600 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (32.9%), Other / Multiracial (5.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
