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Fairfax Circle Eviction Risk: Moderate , Oakton

Tract 51059461901 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 3,929 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 51059461901 sits in the Fairfax Circle neighborhood of Oakton, Virginia. It has a population of 3,929 and an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). 40% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 22% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,839/month against a median household income of $105,742 — roughly 21% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 31% Owners 48%
Tract context
Occupied units1,363
Renter share51.7%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$105,742

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank — 50th percentileBottomTop
#1 of 1 tracts In Fairfax Circle
Moderate
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank — 86th percentileBottomTop
#2 of 8 tracts In Oakton
High
Within county
46 th percentile
Rank — 46th percentileBottomTop
#148 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
Moderate
Within state
54 th percentile
Rank — 54th percentileBottomTop
#1,018 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Oakton and the region

Centroid at 38.8692, -77.2863 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairfax Circle scores 5.3

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
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,839 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 Fairfax Circle compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fairfax Circle risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 461901Oakton: 4.84.8Oaktonparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.35.3Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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)

  • 35Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 1.35%Avg annual filing rate
  • 2.6%Peak (2011)
  • 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 — 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594619012011: 17 filings (2.60/100 renter HHs)2012: 6 filings (0.92/100 renter HHs)2013: 7 filings (1.07/100 renter HHs)2016: 5 filings (0.81/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 71% over the past 4 months.
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 51059461901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059461901?

Census tract 51059461901 in the Fairfax Circle neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 51059461901?

Median gross rent is $1,839/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059461901?

8.9% of residents in tract 51059461901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,929.

Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059461901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 26th, minority 80th, housing 68th.

Q5

Is tract 51059461901 considered part of Fairfax Circle?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059461901 fall within Fairfax Circle (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059461901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 35 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059461901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.35% of renter households, peaking at 2.6% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

Q7

What share of households in tract 51059461901 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.0% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

Q8

How does tract 51059461901 compare to Oakton overall?

Tract 51059461901 scores 5.3/10 — 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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