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White Oaks Eviction Risk: Elevated , Cumberland

Tract 24001000800 · Allegany County, MD · pop 1,932 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Eviction risk in the White Oaks area of Cumberland centers on tract 24001000800, which scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 1,932 residents. That is riskier than about 98% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $883 a month while the average household earns $28,508 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.

Risk score
7.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 20% Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units825
Renter share47.3%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate35.7%
Median income$28,508

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In White Oaks
Moderate
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 8 tracts In Cumberland
High
Within county
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 22 tracts In Allegany County
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#81 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cumberland and the region

Centroid at 39.6289, -78.7630 · click any tract to drill in

Why White Oaks scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Cumberland
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
35.7% poverty · this tract
8.9
Supply constraint
$883 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cumberland
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cumberland
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cumberland
7.8

How White Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
White Oaks risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.27.2This tracttract 000800Cumberland: 5.85.8Cumberlandparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within White Oaks. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in White Oaks

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Cumberland, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Allegany County average of 6.3 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 24001000800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24001000800?

Census tract 24001000800 in the White Oaks neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 24001000800?

Median gross rent is $883/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24001000800?

35.7% of residents in tract 24001000800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,932.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24001000800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 34th, minority 18th, housing 25th.
Q5

Is tract 24001000800 considered part of White Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24001000800 fall within White Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24001000800 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 15.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24001000800 compare to Cumberland overall?

Tract 24001000800 scores 7.2/10, higher than the parent city of Cumberland at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cumberland; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cumberland

Top eight tracts in Cumberland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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