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Fairfax Park Eviction Risk: Lower , West Springfield

Tract 51059431400 · Fairfax County, VA · pop 4,356 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Here is how census tract 51059431400, in the Fairfax Park neighborhood of West Springfield eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 4.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,356. That is riskier than roughly 30% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

18% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,841 a month against an average household income of $157,727 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 7% Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,438
Renter share8.5%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$157,727

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Fairfax Park
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In West Springfield
Moderate
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#144 of 274 tracts In Fairfax County
Moderate
Within state
12 th percentile
Rank, 12th percentileLowHigh
#1,918 of 2,186 tracts In Virginia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across West Springfield and the region

Centroid at 38.7681, -77.2299 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairfax Park scores 1.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West Springfield
7.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.1
State political climate
Virginia legislature & governorship
3.2
Economic stress
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$2,841 rent vs county FMR
7.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from West Springfield
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West Springfield
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from West Springfield
4.5

How Fairfax Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fairfax Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.21.2This tracttract 431400West Springfield: 3.33.3West Springfieldparent cityCounty: 1.51.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.03.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 20Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 1.41%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.9%Peak (2011)
  • 2Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 510594314002011: 7 filings (1.87/100 renter HHs)2012: 5 filings (1.33/100 renter HHs)2013: 6 filings (1.60/100 renter HHs)2016: 2 filings (0.84/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 71% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fairfax Park. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fairfax Park

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 7.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West Springfield eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Fairfax County average of 5.4 and below the Virginia statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 20 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 1.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.9% of renter households in 2011.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 51059431400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 51059431400?

Census tract 51059431400 in the Fairfax Park neighborhood scores 1.2/10 (Lower 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 51059431400?

Median gross rent is $2,841/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 51059431400?

5.7% of residents in tract 51059431400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,356.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 51059431400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 42th, minority 69th, housing 9th.
Q5

Is tract 51059431400 considered part of Fairfax Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 51059431400 fall within Fairfax Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 51059431400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 20 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 51059431400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.41% of renter households, peaking at 1.9% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 51059431400 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.3% 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. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 51059431400 compare to West Springfield overall?

Tract 51059431400 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of West Springfield at 3.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West Springfield eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West Springfield

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

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