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Neighborhood · Baltimore, MD

Brooklyn Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 8,201 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.5/10 · range 7.1–8

Brooklyn is a 2-tract neighborhood of Baltimore, MD and houses 8,201 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.5/10, Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 59% against 32.0% citywide, putting Brooklyn 26.8% over its own city.

Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

Severe burden reaches 26%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The poverty rate is 32%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

21.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 7.1/10. At $1,152 a month, rents sit 13% under what the rest of Baltimore commands.

That places it #57 of 157 neighborhoods in Baltimore. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.

With little internal variation, 7.5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
7.5
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Brooklyn vs Baltimore How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
58.8% +84%
Baltimore: 32.0%
Average gross rent
$1,152 -13%
Baltimore: $1,331
Average HH income
$39,265 -34%
Baltimore: $59,623
Poverty rate
31.9% +59%
Baltimore: 20.1%
Renter share
61.1% +16%
Baltimore: 52.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Brooklyn and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 7.1–8

Why Brooklyn scores 7.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.8–8.8 across tracts
8.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
59% of income on rent · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
61% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Economic stress
31.9% below poverty line · Range 4.5–10.0 across tracts
7.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

Brooklyn vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Brooklyn score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.5BrooklynNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Brooklyn

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24510250402 8 3,803 48% $1,118
24510250401 7.1 4,398 68% $1,181
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 88

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 89%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 96%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brooklyn

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Brooklyn

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Brooklyn?

Brooklyn scores 7.5/10 (Elevated 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 Brooklyn compare to Baltimore overall?

Brooklyn scores 0.9 points higher than Baltimore overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,152 vs $1,331.
Q3

What is the average rent in Brooklyn?

Average gross rent in Brooklyn is $1,152/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Brooklyn residents are renters?

61% of Brooklyn households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baltimore). The neighborhood has 8,201 residents.
Q5

Is Brooklyn a high social-vulnerability area?

Brooklyn sits in the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Brooklyn have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Brooklyn is census tract 24510250402 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.1 to 8, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7

How safe is Brooklyn for landlords?

Brooklyn carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.5/10). 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 Baltimore as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Brooklyn?

Brooklyn has 8,593 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (39%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Brooklyn.

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