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Neighborhood · Ranked #7,836 of 84,120 nationally

Armistead Gardens Eviction Risk: High , Baltimore

Tract 24510260401 · Baltimore city, MD · pop 2,391 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

24510260401 is a census tract in the Armistead Gardens area of Baltimore, MD. It scores 8/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,391 residents. Against Baltimore City at 50.2%, 19% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score
8
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 43% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,102
Renter share52.5%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate42.1%
Median income$31,226

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Armistead Gardens
Very High
Within parent city
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#14 of 199 tracts In Baltimore
Very High
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#29 of 199 tracts In Baltimore city
High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#32 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Baltimore and the region

Centroid at 39.3062, -76.5528 · click any tract to drill in

Why Armistead Gardens scores 8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Baltimore
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.8
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
42.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$660 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Baltimore
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Baltimore
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Baltimore
6.0

How Armistead Gardens compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Armistead Gardens risk score vs. parent city / county / state8.0This tracttract 2604016.6Baltimoreparent city6.8Countyavg tract in county5.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 80

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Armistead Gardens. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Armistead Gardens

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 10/10. Average gross rent is $660, 50% below the Baltimore average. SNAP participation runs 41.6% against 15.2% nationally.

Sitting well above the midpoint, economic stress reads 10/10. The poverty rate is 42%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 1/10. Severe burden reaches 15%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

It sits 1.2 points above the Baltimore City average of 6.8. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 20.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 91st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 2.5 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $31,226.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 24510260401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510260401?

Census tract 24510260401 in the Armistead Gardens neighborhood scores 8/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 24510260401?

Median gross rent is $660/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24510260401?

42.1% of residents in tract 24510260401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,391.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24510260401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 99th, minority 69th, housing 50th.
Q5

Is tract 24510260401 considered part of Armistead Gardens?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510260401 fall within Armistead Gardens (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24510260401 struggle to pay rent?

About 30.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 20.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24510260401 compare to Baltimore overall?

Tract 24510260401 scores 8/10, higher than the parent city of Baltimore at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Baltimore eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Baltimore

Top eight tracts in Baltimore ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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