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Neighborhood · Annapolis, MD

Bay View Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 4,155 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10 · range 7–7.5

Bay View Heights spans 2 census tracts of Annapolis, MD and houses 4,155 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 53% against 29.6% citywide, putting Bay View Heights 23.5% over its own city.

Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10.

The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. That places it #1 of 10 neighborhoods in Annapolis. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.5 points apart at the extremes.

Average gross rent runs $1,959, close to the Annapolis average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $105,811. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
7.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Bay View Heights vs Annapolis How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.1% +79%
Annapolis: 29.6%
Average gross rent
$1,959 +5%
Annapolis: $1,860
Average HH income
$105,811 +1%
Annapolis: $104,257
Poverty rate
16.6% +132%
Annapolis: 7.2%
Renter share
48.4% +27%
Annapolis: 38.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bay View Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 7–7.5

Why Bay View Heights scores 7.2

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 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Rent control risk
53% of income on rent · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
48% renter households · Range 8.1–8.1 across tracts
8.1
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Economic stress
16.6% below poverty line · Range 3.7–5.0 across tracts
4.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.2–5.4 across tracts
5.0
Risk score comparison

Bay View Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Bay View Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.2Bay View HeightsNeighborhood6.1Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Bay View Heights

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24003706103 7.5 1,521 64% $1,813
24003706102 7 2,634 47% $2,043
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 59

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

Socioeconomic status 57%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 44%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bay View Heights

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

Frequently asked

About Bay View Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Bay View Heights?

Bay View Heights scores 7.2/10 (Elevated 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 Bay View Heights compare to Annapolis overall?

Bay View Heights scores 1.1 points higher than Annapolis overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,959 vs $1,860.
Q3

What is the average rent in Bay View Heights?

Average gross rent in Bay View Heights is $1,959/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Bay View Heights residents are renters?

48% of Bay View Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Annapolis). The neighborhood has 4,155 residents.
Q5

Is Bay View Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Bay View Heights sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Bay View Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Bay View Heights is census tract 24003706103 (score 7.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7 to 7.5, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7

How safe is Bay View Heights for landlords?

Bay View Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). 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 Annapolis as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Bay View Heights?

Bay View Heights has 4,390 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.2%), Other / Multiracial (4.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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