1 census tracts · pop 1,804 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Four by Four is a one-tract neighborhood of Baltimore, MD, population 1,804. The Eviction Risk Score is 8/10, in the High tier. roughly two in three of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Baltimore rate of 32.0%.
27.2% 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. Annualized rent equals 48% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
The severe-burden share is 32%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 35%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.6/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. Disability prevalence reaches 44.6% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
Among the 157 mapped neighborhoods of Baltimore, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,363, close to the Baltimore average.
57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Four by Four vs BaltimoreHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Four by Four
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
35.8%Housing insecurity
27.2%Utility shutoff threat
45.7%Food insecurity
50.0%SNAP enrollment
13.4%No health insurance
44.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Four by Four
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Four by Four?
Four by Four 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 Four by Four compare to Baltimore overall?
Four by Four scores 1.4 points higher than Baltimore overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,363 vs $1,331.
Q3
What is the average rent in Four by Four?
Average gross rent in Four by Four is $1,363/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Four by Four residents are renters?
57% of Four by Four households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baltimore). The neighborhood has 1,804 residents.
Q5
Is Four by Four a high social-vulnerability area?
Four by Four sits in the 72nd 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 Four by Four for landlords?
Four by Four 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 Four by Four?
Four by Four has 1,658 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (95.5%), Other / Multiracial (2.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
