1 census tracts · pop 4,403 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Merrimont Trace maps to a single census tract in Linton Hall, VA and houses 4,403 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Linton Hall baseline of 25.0%, 7% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. The voucher gap is 23.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Running hot is supply constraint at 7.4/10.
Court records for this tract carry 6 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 4.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 7.5% of adults, 10.3 points below the national rate. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.9/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 7.0% of renter households. At $2,859 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Linton Hall commands. That places it #1 of 7 neighborhoods in Linton Hall.
Judgments average 3.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 13% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Merrimont Trace vs Linton HallHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority51%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport1%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Merrimont Trace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6Total filings (sum)
6.98%Avg annual filing rate
7.0%Peak year (2016)
6.98%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Merrimont Trace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.8%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
4.8%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
21.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Merrimont Trace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Merrimont Trace?
Merrimont Trace 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 Merrimont Trace compare to Linton Hall overall?
Merrimont Trace scores 0.6 points lower than Linton Hall overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 7% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $2,859 vs $2,575.
Q3
What is the average rent in Merrimont Trace?
Average gross rent in Merrimont Trace is $2,859/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 7% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Merrimont Trace residents are renters?
13% of Merrimont Trace households are renter-occupied (vs 10% in Linton Hall). The neighborhood has 4,403 residents.
Q5
Is Merrimont Trace a high social-vulnerability area?
Merrimont Trace sits in the 2nd 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 Merrimont Trace for landlords?
Merrimont Trace 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 Linton Hall as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Merrimont Trace?
Merrimont Trace has 4,498 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67%), Hispanic / Latino (12.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
