2 census tracts · pop 3,621 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 3.8–4.3
Highland Park spans 2 census tracts of Dublin, VA, population 3,621. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
35% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Dublin rate of 23.8%. The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The filing record is not thin: 88 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 7.3% of renter households. Average gross rent is $813, 8% above the Dublin average of $756.
Judgments average 3.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Against average income of $62,207, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.5 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Park vs DublinHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
34.6%+45%
Dublin: 23.8%
Average gross rent
$813+8%
Dublin: $756
Average HH income
$62,207+1%
Dublin: $61,635
Poverty rate
14.9%+11%
Dublin: 13.4%
Renter share
39.8%-33%
Dublin: 59.1%
Geographic context
Risk heat across Highland Park and the region
Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3.8–4.3
Why Highland Park scores 4.3
9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.2–3.6 across tracts
3.6
Rent control risk
35% of income on rent · Range 3.2–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.4–5.0 across tracts
3.4
Tenant organizing strength
40% renter households · Range 4.0–9.4 across tracts
9.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.0–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Economic stress
14.9% below poverty line · Range 3.0–3.7 across tracts
3.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.9–5.0 across tracts
3.9
Risk score comparison
Highland Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
Census tracts
2 tracts in Highland Park
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority11%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
88Total filings (sum)
6.60%Avg annual filing rate
7.3%Peak year (2016)
7.33%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highland Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.3%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
11.6%SNAP enrollment
8.4%No health insurance
36.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Park?
Highland Park scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Highland Park compare to Dublin overall?
Highland Park scores 0.0 points higher than Dublin overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 24% citywide. Average rent: $813 vs $756.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Park?
Average gross rent in Highland Park is $813/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Park residents are renters?
40% of Highland Park households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Dublin). The neighborhood has 3,621 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Park sits in the 54th 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
Which tracts in Highland Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Park is census tract 51155210700 (score 4.3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.8 to 4.3, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland Park for landlords?
Highland Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dublin as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland Park?
Highland Park has 3,598 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (90.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.5%), Hispanic / Latino (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
