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Neighborhood · Baltimore, MD

Dunbar-Broadway Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 1,894 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10 · range 8–8

Dunbar-Broadway is a one-tract neighborhood of Baltimore, MD and houses 1,894 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 32.0% citywide, putting Dunbar-Broadway 24.0% over its own city.

What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.5/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $39,083 and the ratio lands at 43%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The poverty rate is 38%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.

SNAP participation is 32.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. Food insecurity affects 31.3% of adults, 13.5 points above the national rate. Among the 157 mapped neighborhoods of Baltimore, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

For a like-for-like read, Coppin Heights/Ash-Co-East and Penrose/Fayette Street Outreach score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Average gross rent runs $1,408, close to the Baltimore average.

One tract means one number: 8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Dunbar-Broadway vs Baltimore How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
56.0% +75%
Baltimore: 32.0%
Average gross rent
$1,408 +6%
Baltimore: $1,331
Average HH income
$39,083 -34%
Baltimore: $59,623
Poverty rate
38.0% +89%
Baltimore: 20.1%
Renter share
66.7% +27%
Baltimore: 52.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dunbar-Broadway and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 8–8

Why Dunbar-Broadway scores 8

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
56% 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
67% 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
38.0% below poverty line · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Risk score comparison

Dunbar-Broadway vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Dunbar-Broadway score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.0Dunbar-BroadwayNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Dunbar-Broadway

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24510060400 8 1,894 56% $1,408
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 73

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 80%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 15%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dunbar-Broadway

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

Frequently asked

About Dunbar-Broadway

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Dunbar-Broadway?

Dunbar-Broadway scores 8/10 (High 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 Dunbar-Broadway compare to Baltimore overall?

Dunbar-Broadway scores 1.4 points higher than Baltimore overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,408 vs $1,331.
Q3

What is the average rent in Dunbar-Broadway?

Average gross rent in Dunbar-Broadway is $1,408/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Dunbar-Broadway residents are renters?

67% of Dunbar-Broadway households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baltimore). The neighborhood has 1,894 residents.
Q5

Is Dunbar-Broadway a high social-vulnerability area?

Dunbar-Broadway sits in the 73rd 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 Dunbar-Broadway for landlords?

Dunbar-Broadway carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 Baltimore as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Dunbar-Broadway?

Dunbar-Broadway has 1,935 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (50.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (36.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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