1 census tracts · pop 1,376 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Liberty Square maps to a single census tract in Baltimore, MD and houses 1,376 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, High tier. The severe-burden share is 42%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Baltimore baseline of 32.0%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. SNAP participation is 38.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 32%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Average gross rent is $936, 30% below the Baltimore average of $1,331.
Food insecurity affects 36.0% of adults, 18.2 points above the national rate. Running hot is economic stress at 8/10.
Among the 157 mapped neighborhoods of Baltimore, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Easterwood and Darley Park score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $41,354.
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
Liberty Square 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 & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Liberty Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.9%Housing insecurity
20.4%Utility shutoff threat
36.0%Food insecurity
38.5%SNAP enrollment
10.3%No health insurance
42.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Liberty Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Liberty Square?
Liberty Square 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 Liberty Square compare to Baltimore overall?
Liberty Square scores 1.4 points higher than Baltimore overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $936 vs $1,331.
Q3
What is the average rent in Liberty Square?
Average gross rent in Liberty Square is $936/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Liberty Square residents are renters?
54% of Liberty Square households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baltimore). The neighborhood has 1,376 residents.
Q5
Is Liberty Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Liberty Square sits in the 92nd 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
How safe is Liberty Square for landlords?
Liberty Square 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 Liberty Square?
Liberty Square has 1,732 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (87.8%), Hispanic / Latino (6%), Other / Multiracial (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
