4 census tracts · pop 11,909 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 3.9–5.3
Sunset Hills is a 4-tract neighborhood of Reston, VA, population 11,909. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Reston baseline of 25.1%, 35% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8/10. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 3.9 to 5.3. A 1.4-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Court records carry 367 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. SNAP participation is 5.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 8.1% of adults, 9.7 points below the national rate. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 13.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 4.5% in 2016, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $2,384, 7% above the Reston average of $2,231.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.3 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
4.3
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Sunset Hills vs RestonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sunset Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
367Total filings (sum)
4.95%Avg annual filing rate
13.7%Peak year (2013)
3.84%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunset Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.3%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
7.8%Food insecurity
5.4%SNAP enrollment
6.5%No health insurance
21.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sunset Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Hills?
Sunset Hills scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Sunset Hills compare to Reston overall?
Sunset Hills scores 0.0 points higher than Reston overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,384 vs $2,231.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunset Hills?
Average gross rent in Sunset Hills is $2,384/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunset Hills residents are renters?
64% of Sunset Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Reston). The neighborhood has 11,909 residents.
Q5
Is Sunset Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunset Hills sits in the 33rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Sunset Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sunset Hills is census tract 51059482201 (score 5.3/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.9 to 5.3, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Sunset Hills for landlords?
Sunset Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Reston as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sunset Hills?
Sunset Hills has 12,787 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.5%), Hispanic / Latino (14.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
