1 census tracts · pop 3,247 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Marley Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Glen Burnie, MD, population 3,247. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 48%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 62% against 29.8% citywide, putting Marley Heights 32.5% over its own city. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $1,186, 28% below the Glen Burnie average of $1,648.
The poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.
That places it #1 of 10 neighborhoods in Glen Burnie. For a like-for-like read, Shoreland and Cromwell Fountain score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $59,025.
39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Marley Heights vs Glen BurnieHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Marley Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.2%Housing insecurity
12.3%Utility shutoff threat
23.1%Food insecurity
20.2%SNAP enrollment
11.6%No health insurance
33.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Marley Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Marley Heights?
Marley Heights scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 Marley Heights compare to Glen Burnie overall?
Marley Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Glen Burnie overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,186 vs $1,648.
Q3
What is the average rent in Marley Heights?
Average gross rent in Marley Heights is $1,186/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Marley Heights residents are renters?
39% of Marley Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Glen Burnie). The neighborhood has 3,247 residents.
Q5
Is Marley Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Marley Heights sits in the 65th 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 Marley Heights for landlords?
Marley Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 Glen Burnie as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Marley Heights?
Marley Heights has 3,339 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.2%), Hispanic / Latino (20.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
