1 census tracts · pop 5,088 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.9–3.9
Hillwood maps to a single census tract in West Falls Church, VA, population 5,088. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.3/10.
Cost burden runs 21% against 28.0% citywide, putting Hillwood 6.6% under its own city. Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. At $2,424 a month, rents sit 17% over what the rest of West Falls Church commands.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.3/10. The filing record is not thin: 154 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 9.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.9% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #4 of 8 neighborhoods in West Falls Church.
Against average income of $151,250, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.9/10 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
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hillwood vs West Falls ChurchHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%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 Hillwood
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
154Total filings (sum)
7.63%Avg annual filing rate
9.5%Peak year (2012)
3.89%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hillwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.8%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility shutoff threat
12.8%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
10.8%No health insurance
24.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hillwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hillwood?
Hillwood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 Hillwood compare to West Falls Church overall?
Hillwood scores 0.4 points lower than West Falls Church overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 21% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,424 vs $2,066.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hillwood?
Average gross rent in Hillwood is $2,424/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hillwood residents are renters?
40% of Hillwood households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in West Falls Church). The neighborhood has 5,088 residents.
Q5
Is Hillwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Hillwood sits in the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Hillwood for landlords?
Hillwood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). 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 West Falls Church as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hillwood?
Hillwood has 5,241 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.6%), Hispanic / Latino (28.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (15%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
