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Quantico Base, VA Eviction Risk Score Stafford County · Virginia · Pop. 5,840

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● Elevated Risk

Quantico Base, VA sits at 6.7/10 — Elevated risk. 37.2% rent burden, 100.0% renters, ~49-day typical timeline.

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Score vs. benchmarks
Quantico Base
6.7
Stafford County
6.0
Virginia avg
5.0
National avg
4.4
28.4%Tenant-law probabilityi
$2,017–6,154Typical eviction costi
49 daysTypical timelinei
12.77%Filing ratei
$2,314HUD 2BR FMR '25i
$2,529Median renti
37.2%Rent burdeni
100.0%Rentersi

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Sub-score breakdown

Each component on a 1–10 scale. Ticks mark the 25th, 50th, 75th, and 90th percentiles nationally.

Local political climatei
5.6
Regional political climatei
5.6
State political climate
3.2
Economic stressi
5.7
Supply constrainti
9.8
Rent-control riski
8.6
Eviction process difficulty
3.2
Tenant organizing strengthi
9.9
Housing court bias
6.5
Eviction filing rate (ground truth)i
9.1
Voucher gap (market vs HUD FMR)i
0.0
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About eviction risk in Quantico Base, VA

Quantico Base, VA has an eviction risk score of 6.7 out of 10, placing it in the elevated-risk tier for landlords operating in Stafford County and the state of Virginia. The score combines local political climate, court disposition patterns, cost-of-eviction estimates, tenant organizing strength, and the likelihood of new tenant-protective legislation in the next legislative cycle.

Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates show median gross rent as a percentage of household income is 37.2% — a core driver of eviction filings, because households above 30% of income on rent are statistically more likely to miss a payment after any income shock. Median gross rent in Quantico Base is $2,529/month. About 100.0% of occupied units here are renter-occupied.

Economic stress: poverty rate 7.7%, unemployment 5.7%. Higher values correlate with higher eviction filing rates and longer court timelines.

Political climate: In 2020, Stafford County voted Democratic by 3.3 points — classified as politically mixed for purposes of rent-control or just-cause expansion risk.

What this score means for landlords

At 6.7/10, Quantico Base is an elevated-risk environment. Tenant protections are stronger than the national median. Use proactive screening, document notices in writing, and understand your specific just-cause and rent-cap exposure before raising rent or terminating a tenancy.

Nearby Cities — Eviction Risk Comparison

City Distance Population Risk score
Quantico, VA 1.5 mi 578 6.1
Triangle, VA 1.7 mi 10,450 6.3
Dumfries, VA 3.1 mi 5,816 6.1
Boswell's Corner, VA 3.2 mi 1,239 6.4
Cherry Hill, VA 3.5 mi 26,044 6.5
Aquia Harbour, VA 5.5 mi 7,481 5.4
Leesylvania, VA 6.2 mi 21,632 6.0
Montclair, VA 6.4 mi 22,387 5.7

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