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Neighborhood · Baltimore, MD

Saint Helena Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 5,798 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.9/10 · range 6.9–6.9

Saint Helena is a one-tract neighborhood of Baltimore, MD and houses 5,798 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.9/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 71% against 32.0% citywide, putting Saint Helena 38.7% over its own city.

Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.1/10.

21.8% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Food insecurity affects 29.6% of adults, 11.8 points above the national rate.

At $1,203 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Baltimore commands. Among the 157 mapped neighborhoods of Baltimore, it ranks #81 by risk, the middle third.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Radnor-Winston and Orchard Ridge. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $54,832.

39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
6.9
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Saint Helena vs Baltimore How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
70.7% +121%
Baltimore: 32.0%
Average gross rent
$1,203 -10%
Baltimore: $1,331
Average HH income
$54,832 -8%
Baltimore: $59,623
Poverty rate
18.8% -6%
Baltimore: 20.1%
Renter share
38.8% -26%
Baltimore: 52.5%
Peer neighborhoods

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Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Saint Helena and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 6.9–6.9

Why Saint Helena scores 6.9

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
71% 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
39% 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
18.8% below poverty line · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.1–1.1 across tracts
1.1
Risk score comparison

Saint Helena vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Saint Helena score vs. parent city, state, U.S.6.9Saint HelenaNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Saint Helena

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24510260605 6.9 5,798 71% $1,203
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 87

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

Socioeconomic status 90%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 75%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Saint Helena

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

Frequently asked

About Saint Helena

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Saint Helena?

Saint Helena scores 6.9/10 (Elevated 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 Saint Helena compare to Baltimore overall?

Saint Helena scores 0.3 points higher than Baltimore overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 71% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,203 vs $1,331.
Q3

What is the average rent in Saint Helena?

Average gross rent in Saint Helena is $1,203/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Saint Helena residents are renters?

39% of Saint Helena households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baltimore). The neighborhood has 5,798 residents.
Q5

Is Saint Helena a high social-vulnerability area?

Saint Helena sits in the 87th 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 Saint Helena for landlords?

Saint Helena carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.9/10). 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 Saint Helena?

Saint Helena has 6,531 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (51.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (30.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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