Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
16.6%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility-shutoff threat
20.4%Food insecurity
16.9%SNAP enrollment
9.5%Transit barriers
11.8%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
34.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Pleasant Grove
Running hot, court filing pressure reads 9.1/10. Against the Allegany County average of 5.5, this tract reads safer for landlords by 2.0 points. Severe burden reaches 17%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.4/10. Cost burden runs 34% here against 38.9% across Allegany County. On the national scale it lands near the 31st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Only 12% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.1/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Rent consumes only 13% of average household income of $64,583, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 2.0 points cooler.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $694, close to the Pleasant Grove average.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 24001000200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24001000200?
Census tract 24001000200 in Pleasant Grove scores 3.5/10 (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 24001000200?
Median gross rent is $694/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24001000200?
12.0% of residents in tract 24001000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,052.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24001000200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 41th, minority 40th, housing 79th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24001000200 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.6% 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. 10.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24001000200 compare to Pleasant Grove overall?
Tract 24001000200 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Pleasant Grove at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pleasant Grove; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.