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Neighborhood · Cumberland, MD

The Dingle Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 4,523 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10 · range 3–4.5

The Dingle takes in 2 census tracts of Cumberland, MD and houses 4,523 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, in the Moderate tier. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, ahead of the Cumberland rate of 30.8%.

The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.5. A 1.5-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. Average gross rent is $888, 20% above the Cumberland average of $741.

The severe-burden share is 8%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. SNAP participation is 6.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

Food insecurity affects 9.1% of adults, 8.7 points below the national rate. That places it #5 of 5 neighborhoods in Cumberland. At 16% 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 West Side and White Oaks. Rent takes 11% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
The Dingle vs Cumberland How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
40.7% +32%
Cumberland: 30.8%
Average gross rent
$888 +20%
Cumberland: $741
Average HH income
$95,812 +100%
Cumberland: $47,819
Poverty rate
6.0% -74%
Cumberland: 23.5%
Renter share
15.5% -61%
Cumberland: 40.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across The Dingle and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–4.5

Why The Dingle scores 4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.8–3.8 across tracts
3.8
Rent control risk
41% of income on rent · Range 3.1–7.1 across tracts
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.4–5.8 across tracts
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
16% renter households · Range 3.6–8.4 across tracts
6.7
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–7.8 across tracts
6.1
Economic stress
6.0% below poverty line · Range 1.2–1.7 across tracts
1.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.2–5.1 across tracts
4.5
Risk score comparison

The Dingle vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

The Dingle score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.0The DingleNeighborhood5.9Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in The Dingle

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24001001200 4.5 2,924 37% $858
24001001402 3 1,599 48% $944
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 10

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 9%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 31%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 14%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Dingle

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About The Dingle

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for The Dingle?

The Dingle scores 4/10 (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 The Dingle compare to Cumberland overall?

The Dingle scores 1.9 points lower than Cumberland overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $888 vs $741.
Q3

What is the average rent in The Dingle?

Average gross rent in The Dingle is $888/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of The Dingle residents are renters?

16% of The Dingle households are renter-occupied (vs 40% in Cumberland). The neighborhood has 4,523 residents.
Q5

Is The Dingle a high social-vulnerability area?

The Dingle sits in the 10th 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

Which tracts in The Dingle have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in The Dingle is census tract 24001001200 (score 4.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.5, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7

How safe is The Dingle for landlords?

The Dingle carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). 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 Cumberland as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of The Dingle?

The Dingle has 4,419 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (92.4%), Other / Multiracial (2.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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