Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
La Vale Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 24001001401 · Allegany County, MD · pop 4,027 · 50% of tract blocks fall in La Vale
Census tract 24001001401 sits in La Vale, Maryland eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $756 a month while the average household earns $86,705 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 5%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,624
Renter share9.3%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$86,705
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across La Vale and the region
Centroid at 39.6433, -78.8338 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Vale scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from La Vale
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$756 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Vale
3.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Vale
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Vale
3.0
How La Vale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 30%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.0%Food insecurity
- 7.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Vale
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from La Vale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Allegany County average of 6.3 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 24001001401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24001001401?
Census tract 24001001401 in La Vale scores 2.5/10 (Lower 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 24001001401?
Median gross rent is $756/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24001001401?
7.1% of residents in tract 24001001401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,027.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24001001401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 30th, minority 20th, housing 60th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24001001401 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24001001401 compare to La Vale overall?
Tract 24001001401 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of La Vale at 5.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Vale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in La Vale
Top eight tracts in La Vale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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