2 census tracts · pop 12,184 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 3.3–5.8
Watson's Glen spans 2 census tracts of Glen Burnie, MD, population 12,184. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.3 to 5.8, a 2.5-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. 28% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Food insecurity affects 8.0% of adults, 9.8 points below the national rate. At $1,857 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Glen Burnie commands.
5.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #11 of 10 neighborhoods in Glen Burnie.
Only 14% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Shannon Forest and Tydings score within a fraction of it.
Against average income of $164,186, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.5 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Watson's Glen vs Glen BurnieHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Watson's Glen
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.5%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
7.6%Food insecurity
5.2%SNAP enrollment
4.8%No health insurance
22.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Watson's Glen
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Watson's Glen?
Watson's Glen scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 Watson's Glen compare to Glen Burnie overall?
Watson's Glen scores 1.6 points lower than Glen Burnie overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 28% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,857 vs $1,648.
Q3
What is the average rent in Watson's Glen?
Average gross rent in Watson's Glen is $1,857/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Watson's Glen residents are renters?
14% of Watson's Glen households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Glen Burnie). The neighborhood has 12,184 residents.
Q5
Is Watson's Glen a high social-vulnerability area?
Watson's Glen sits in the 7th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Watson's Glen have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Watson's Glen is census tract 24003730509 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 5.8, a spread of 2.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Watson's Glen for landlords?
Watson's Glen carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 Glen Burnie as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Watson's Glen?
Watson's Glen has 12,195 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.6%), Hispanic / Latino (6.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.