1 census tracts · pop 4,196 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10
· range 5.9–5.9
Furnace Branch is a one-tract neighborhood of Ferndale, MD and houses 4,196 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. roughly two in three of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Ferndale rate of 24.5%.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
At $1,742 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Ferndale commands. At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Harris Heights and Ferdinand Heights score within a fraction of it. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $80,457.
One tract means one number: 5.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Furnace Branch vs FerndaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Furnace Branch
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.0%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility shutoff threat
14.1%Food insecurity
10.2%SNAP enrollment
9.2%No health insurance
29.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Furnace Branch
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Furnace Branch?
Furnace Branch scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Furnace Branch compare to Ferndale overall?
Furnace Branch scores 0.7 points higher than Ferndale overall (5.2/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 25% citywide. Average rent: $1,742 vs $2,022.
Q3
What is the average rent in Furnace Branch?
Average gross rent in Furnace Branch is $1,742/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Furnace Branch residents are renters?
14% of Furnace Branch households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Ferndale). The neighborhood has 4,196 residents.
Q5
Is Furnace Branch a high social-vulnerability area?
Furnace Branch sits in the 50th 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
How safe is Furnace Branch for landlords?
Furnace Branch carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Ferndale as a whole (5.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Furnace Branch?
Furnace Branch has 4,135 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15.4%), Hispanic / Latino (11%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
