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Cobbdale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Oakton

Tract 51059461902 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 1,722 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 51059461902 sits in the Cobbdale neighborhood of Oakton, Virginia. It has a population of 1,722 and an eviction-risk score of 5.1/10 (Moderate tier). 35% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 8% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,906/month against a median household income of $89,107 — roughly 26% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 63% Owners 3%
Tract context
Occupied units494
Renter share97.8%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$89,107

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank — 0th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 2 tracts In Cobbdale
Very Low
Within parent city
43 th percentile
Rank — 43th percentileBottomTop
#5 of 8 tracts In Oakton
Moderate
Within county
34 th percentile
Rank — 34th percentileBottomTop
#181 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
Low
Within state
44 th percentile
Rank — 44th percentileBottomTop
#1,222 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Oakton and the region

Centroid at 38.8680, -77.3067 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cobbdale scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Oakton
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,906 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Oakton
4.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Oakton
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Oakton
3.5

How Cobbdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cobbdale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 461902Oakton: 4.84.8Oaktonparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.35.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 212Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 8.99%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.7%Peak (2012)
  • 48Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 — 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594619022011: 42 filings (7.11/100 renter HHs)2012: 63 filings (10.66/100 renter HHs)2013: 59 filings (9.98/100 renter HHs)2016: 48 filings (8.21/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cobbdale. 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.

Frequently asked

About tract 51059461902

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059461902?

Census tract 51059461902 in the Cobbdale neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 51059461902?

Median gross rent is $1,906/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059461902?

7.6% of residents in tract 51059461902 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,722.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059461902?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 43th, minority 83th, housing 59th.

Q5

Is tract 51059461902 considered part of Cobbdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059461902 fall within Cobbdale (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059461902?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 212 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059461902 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.99% of renter households, peaking at 10.7% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 51059461902 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.4% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 51059461902 compare to Oakton overall?

Tract 51059461902 scores 5.1/10 — higher than the parent city of Oakton at 4.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Oakton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Oakton

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

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