1 census tracts · pop 4,766 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Ridgedale is a one-tract neighborhood of Dale City, VA, population 4,766. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Against a Dale City baseline of 32.6%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.7/10.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10. Court records for this tract carry 6 eviction filings. At $2,122 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Dale City commands.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 7.4% of renter households. Among the 12 mapped neighborhoods of Dale City, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 2.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
At 15% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Queensdale and Mapledale.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $125,642.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ridgedale vs Dale CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport5%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ridgedale
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6Total filings (sum)
7.41%Avg annual filing rate
7.4%Peak year (2016)
7.41%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ridgedale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.0%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility shutoff threat
14.6%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
10.4%No health insurance
28.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ridgedale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ridgedale?
Ridgedale scores 3/10 (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 Ridgedale compare to Dale City overall?
Ridgedale scores 0.4 points lower than Dale City overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,122 vs $1,876.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ridgedale?
Average gross rent in Ridgedale is $2,122/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ridgedale residents are renters?
15% of Ridgedale households are renter-occupied (vs 21% in Dale City). The neighborhood has 4,766 residents.
Q5
Is Ridgedale a high social-vulnerability area?
Ridgedale sits in the 18th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Ridgedale for landlords?
Ridgedale carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Dale City as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ridgedale?
Ridgedale has 4,706 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (29.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28.9%), Hispanic / Latino (25.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
