1 census tracts · pop 5,533 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10
· range 4.3–4.3
Cedarlea maps to a single census tract in Shady Side, MD and houses 5,533 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.3/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 46%. 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 rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10.
Against a Shady Side baseline of 51.0%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. SNAP participation is 6.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
At $2,184 a month, rents sit 12% under what the rest of Shady Side commands. The voucher gap is 11.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Food insecurity affects 8.9% of adults, 8.9 points below the national rate.
Only 12% 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. Against average income of $139,115, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.3/10 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
4.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Cedarlea vs Shady SideHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority23%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport2%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cedarlea
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.3%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
8.9%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
5.4%No health insurance
25.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Cedarlea
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cedarlea?
Cedarlea scores 4.3/10 (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 Cedarlea compare to Shady Side overall?
Cedarlea scores 0.6 points lower than Shady Side overall (4.9/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $2,184 vs $2,490.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cedarlea?
Average gross rent in Cedarlea is $2,184/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Cedarlea residents are renters?
12% of Cedarlea households are renter-occupied (vs 11% in Shady Side). The neighborhood has 5,533 residents.
Q5
Is Cedarlea a high social-vulnerability area?
Cedarlea sits in the 2nd 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
How safe is Cedarlea for landlords?
Cedarlea carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 Shady Side as a whole (4.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Cedarlea?
Cedarlea has 5,500 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (86.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7.9%), Hispanic / Latino (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
