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Sunset Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Reston

Tract 51059482205 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 2,755 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 51059482205 sits in the Sunset Hills neighborhood of Reston, Virginia. It has a population of 2,755 and an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). 45% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 15% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $2,394/month against a median household income of $118,750 — roughly 24% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 46% Owners 17%

Tract context

Occupied units1,682

Renter share83.0%

SVI overall0.10

Poverty rate4.0%

Median income$118,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Reston and the region

Centroid at 38.9538, -77.3446 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunset Hills scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Reston

7.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.1

State political climate

Virginia legislature & governorship

3.2

Economic stress

4.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,394 rent vs county FMR

5.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Reston

4.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Reston

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Reston

3.8

How Sunset Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 10

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

4%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
38%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sunset Hills. 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.

6.6%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
6.3%Food insecurity
3.7%SNAP enrollment
4.5%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
13.3%Frequent mental distress
16.8%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 51059482205

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059482205?

Census tract 51059482205 in the Sunset Hills neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 51059482205?

Median gross rent is $2,394/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059482205?

4.0% of residents in tract 51059482205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,755.

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059482205?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 10th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 6th, minority 62th, housing 38th.

Is tract 51059482205 considered part of Sunset Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059482205 fall within Sunset Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 51059482205 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.6% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 51059482205 compare to Reston overall?

Tract 51059482205 scores 5.5/10 — higher than the parent city of Reston at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Reston eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Reston

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