1 census tracts · pop 6,845 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Pine Ridge is a one-tract neighborhood of Merrifield, VA, population 6,845. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 48% against 26.2% citywide, putting Pine Ridge 21.6% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 36%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.4/10. The filing record is not thin: 250 evictions logged in this tract. SNAP participation is 6.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 7.9% of renter households. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 3/10.
Food insecurity affects 9.7% of adults, 8.1 points below the national rate. Average gross rent is $2,176, 8% below the Merrifield average of $2,368. The most recent observed rate, 4.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Against average income of $135,000, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pine Ridge vs MerrifieldHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pine Ridge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
250Total filings (sum)
5.58%Avg annual filing rate
7.9%Peak year (2012)
4.53%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pine Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.0%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
6.8%No health insurance
20.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pine Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pine Ridge?
Pine Ridge scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 Pine Ridge compare to Merrifield overall?
Pine Ridge scores 0.1 points higher than Merrifield overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $2,176 vs $2,368.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pine Ridge?
Average gross rent in Pine Ridge is $2,176/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pine Ridge residents are renters?
45% of Pine Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in Merrifield). The neighborhood has 6,845 residents.
Q5
Is Pine Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Pine Ridge sits in the 23rd 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 Pine Ridge for landlords?
Pine Ridge carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Merrifield as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pine Ridge?
Pine Ridge has 7,016 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (39.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (31.6%), Hispanic / Latino (12.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
