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Neighborhood · Merrifield, VA

Mosaic District Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 10,693 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 1.3/10 · range 1.1–1.6

Mosaic District is a white-asian neighborhood in Merrifield with 3 census tracts and a population of 10,693 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 1.3/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 35% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 13% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $2,309/month sits 2% lower than the Merrifield citywide average ($2,368).

Risk score
1.3
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Mosaic District vs Merrifield How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
34.9% +33%
Merrifield: 26.2%
Average gross rent
$2,309 -2%
Merrifield: $2,368
Average HH income
$130,005 -5%
Merrifield: $136,173
Poverty rate
4.8% -26%
Merrifield: 6.5%
Renter share
78.2% +28%
Merrifield: 60.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mosaic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 1.1–1.6

Why Mosaic District scores 1.3

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 7.4–7.4 across tracts
7.4
Rent control risk
35% of income on rent · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
78% renter households · Range 9.7–9.7 across tracts
9.7
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.8–3.8 across tracts
3.8
Economic stress
4.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.7 across tracts
1.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.5–5.5 across tracts
5.0
Risk score comparison

Mosaic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Mosaic District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Mosaic District: 1.31.3Mosaic DistrictNeighborhoodParent city: 3.33.3Parent cityhost cityState: 3.83.8Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Mosaic District?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.5 points from 1.1 to 1.6. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Mosaic District

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
51059440201 1.6 3,775 39% $2,440
51059461605 1.3 3,838 38% $2,275
51059461606 1.1 3,080 26% $2,192
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 20

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 12%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 14%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Mosaic District

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 106Total filings (sum)
  • 2.97%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.6%Peak year (2016)
  • 4.61%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Mosaic District

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

Frequently asked

About Mosaic District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Mosaic District?

Mosaic District scores 1.3/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Mosaic District compare to Merrifield overall?

Mosaic District scores 2.0 points lower than Merrifield overall (3.3/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $2,309 vs $2,368.
Q3

What is the average rent in Mosaic District?

Average gross rent in Mosaic District is $2,309/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Mosaic District residents are renters?

78% of Mosaic District households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in Merrifield). The neighborhood has 10,693 residents.
Q5

Is Mosaic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Mosaic District sits in the 20th 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 Mosaic District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Mosaic District is census tract 51059440201 (score 1.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 1.1 to 1.6, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7

How safe is Mosaic District for landlords?

Mosaic District carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (1.3/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Merrifield as a whole (3.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Mosaic District?

Mosaic District has 11,133 residents (White-Asian Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (27.7%), Hispanic / Latino (14.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Other neighborhoods inside Merrifield

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Mosaic District.

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