1 census tracts · pop 6,930 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.9–4.9
Pine Spring maps to a single census tract in West Falls Church, VA, population 6,930. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.9/10, Moderate tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the West Falls Church rate of 28.0%.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 22%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.3/10.
The filing record is not thin: 122 evictions logged in this tract. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 4.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 2.7% in 2016 against a 4.0% peak.
Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of West Falls Church, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $2,160, close to the West Falls Church average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $99,827.
47% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pine Spring vs West Falls ChurchHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pine Spring
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
122Total filings (sum)
2.86%Avg annual filing rate
4.0%Peak year (2011)
2.70%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pine Spring
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.9%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility shutoff threat
18.1%Food insecurity
13.5%SNAP enrollment
13.1%No health insurance
28.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pine Spring
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pine Spring?
Pine Spring scores 4.9/10 (Moderate 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 Pine Spring compare to West Falls Church overall?
Pine Spring scores 0.6 points higher than West Falls Church overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,160 vs $2,066.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pine Spring?
Average gross rent in Pine Spring is $2,160/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pine Spring residents are renters?
47% of Pine Spring households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in West Falls Church). The neighborhood has 6,930 residents.
Q5
Is Pine Spring a high social-vulnerability area?
Pine Spring sits in the 65th 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 Pine Spring for landlords?
Pine Spring carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pine Spring?
Pine Spring has 7,069 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (49.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (34.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
