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Neighborhood · Baltimore, MD

Reisterstown Station Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 6,867 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10 · range 5.7–7.5

Reisterstown Station is a 2-tract neighborhood of Baltimore, MD, population 6,867. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.7/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 32.0% citywide, putting Reisterstown Station 24.2% over its own city.

37% 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. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1.9/10.

Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 5.7 to 7.5. A 1.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. SNAP participation is 29.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 16.1% 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.

Among the 157 mapped neighborhoods of Baltimore, it ranks #84 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Fairfield Area and Greenmount West score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,276, close to the Baltimore average.

Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $51,089. 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Reisterstown Station vs Baltimore How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
56.2% +76%
Baltimore: 32.0%
Average gross rent
$1,276 -4%
Baltimore: $1,331
Average HH income
$51,089 -14%
Baltimore: $59,623
Poverty rate
15.4% -23%
Baltimore: 20.1%
Renter share
54.3% +3%
Baltimore: 52.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Reisterstown Station and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.7–7.5

Why Reisterstown Station scores 6.7

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
54% 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
15.4% below poverty line · Range 2.4–5.0 across tracts
3.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–2.9 across tracts
1.9
Risk score comparison

Reisterstown Station vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Reisterstown Station score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.7Reisterstown StatiNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Reisterstown Station

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24510272006 7.5 3,793 53% $1,056
24510280101 5.7 3,074 61% $1,548
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 85

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

Socioeconomic status 77%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 70%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Reisterstown Station

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

Frequently asked

About Reisterstown Station

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Reisterstown Station?

Reisterstown Station scores 6.7/10 (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 Reisterstown Station compare to Baltimore overall?

Reisterstown Station scores 0.1 points higher than Baltimore overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,276 vs $1,331.
Q3

What is the average rent in Reisterstown Station?

Average gross rent in Reisterstown eviction risk Station is $1,276/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Reisterstown Station residents are renters?

54% of Reisterstown Station households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baltimore). The neighborhood has 6,867 residents.
Q5

Is Reisterstown Station a high social-vulnerability area?

Reisterstown Station sits in the 85th 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 Reisterstown Station have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Reisterstown Station is census tract 24510272006 (score 7.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 7.5, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Reisterstown Station for landlords?

Reisterstown eviction risk Station carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Reisterstown Station?

Reisterstown Station has 6,428 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (61%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.5%), Hispanic / Latino (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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