2 census tracts · pop 5,440 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 5.7–8
Reservoir Hill is a 2-tract neighborhood of Baltimore, MD, population 5,440. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7/10, Elevated tier. 54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Baltimore rate of 32.0%.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.7 to 8, a 2.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
71% 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. The poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 25.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
17.8% 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. At $1,073 a month, rents sit 19% under what the rest of Baltimore commands. That places it #77 of 157 neighborhoods in Baltimore.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Shipley Hill and East Arlington. Annual rent works out to 32% of average household income of $40,425.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 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
7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Reservoir Hill vs BaltimoreHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Reservoir Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.0%Housing insecurity
18.3%Utility shutoff threat
30.2%Food insecurity
30.6%SNAP enrollment
9.9%No health insurance
35.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Reservoir Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Reservoir Hill?
Reservoir Hill scores 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 Reservoir Hill compare to Baltimore overall?
Reservoir Hill scores 0.4 points higher than Baltimore overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,073 vs $1,331.
Q3
What is the average rent in Reservoir Hill?
Average gross rent in Reservoir Hill is $1,073/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Reservoir Hill residents are renters?
71% of Reservoir Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baltimore). The neighborhood has 5,440 residents.
Q5
Is Reservoir Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Reservoir Hill sits in the 69th 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
Which tracts in Reservoir Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Reservoir Hill is census tract 24510130100 (score 8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 8, a spread of 2.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Reservoir Hill for landlords?
Reservoir Hill carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Reservoir Hill?
Reservoir Hill has 5,216 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (80.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (14.9%), Other / Multiracial (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
