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Neighborhood · Baltimore, MD

Poppleton Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 3,423 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10 · range 8–8

Poppleton is a one-tract neighborhood of Baltimore, MD and houses 3,423 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, in the High tier. 51% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Baltimore rate of 32.0%.

At $539 a month, rents sit 60% under what the rest of Baltimore commands. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 56%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

SNAP participation is 62.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. This is a renter market: 84% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10. 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. Disability prevalence reaches 50.1% 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. The closest comparables inside the same city are Belair-Parkside and Easterwood. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Poppleton vs Baltimore How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
51.1% +60%
Baltimore: 32.0%
Average gross rent
$539 -60%
Baltimore: $1,331
Average HH income
$18,459 -69%
Baltimore: $59,623
Poverty rate
56.2% +180%
Baltimore: 20.1%
Renter share
84.4% +61%
Baltimore: 52.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Poppleton and the region

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

Why Poppleton 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
51% 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
84% 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
56.2% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Poppleton score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.0PoppletonNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Poppleton

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24510280600 8 3,423 51% $539
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 96

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

Socioeconomic status 92%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 67%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 98%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Poppleton

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

Frequently asked

About Poppleton

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Poppleton?

Poppleton 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 Poppleton compare to Baltimore overall?

Poppleton scores 1.4 points higher than Baltimore overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $539 vs $1,331.
Q3

What is the average rent in Poppleton?

Average gross rent in Poppleton is $539/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Poppleton residents are renters?

84% of Poppleton households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baltimore). The neighborhood has 3,423 residents.
Q5

Is Poppleton a high social-vulnerability area?

Poppleton sits in the 96th 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 Poppleton for landlords?

Poppleton 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 Poppleton?

Poppleton has 3,591 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (94%), Other / Multiracial (3%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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