Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally
Saint Helena Eviction Risk: Elevated , Baltimore
Tract 24510260605 ·
Baltimore city, MD · pop 5,798 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
24510260605 is a census tract in the Saint Helena area of Baltimore, MD. It scores 6.9/10 for landlords. Against Baltimore City at 50.2%, 71% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%Stable renters 11%Owners 62%
Tract context
Occupied units2,133
Renter share38.8%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate18.8%
Median income$54,832
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Saint Helena
Moderate
Within parent city
50th percentile
#101 of 199 tracts In Baltimore
Moderate
Within county
49th percentile
#102 of 199 tracts In Baltimore city
Moderate
Within state
78th percentile
#320 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Baltimore and the region
Centroid at 39.2584, -76.5497 · click any tract to drill in
Why Saint Helena scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Baltimore
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.8
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
18.8% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,203 rent vs county FMR
1.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Baltimore
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Baltimore
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Baltimore
6.0
How Saint Helena compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
90%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
70%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
0%Grade B
9%Grade C
5%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
24.1%Housing insecurity
13.4%Utility-shutoff threat
29.6%Food insecurity
24.8%SNAP enrollment
13.9%Transit barriers
21.8%No health insurance
19.5%Frequent mental distress
38.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Saint Helena
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 10/10. 33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.1/10.
On the high side, regional political climate reads 8.8/10. Food insecurity runs 29.6% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 24.8% against 15.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 19%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. At $1,203 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Baltimore commands.
This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Baltimore. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above. Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 8.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 24510260605
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510260605?
Census tract 24510260605 in the Saint Helena neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24510260605?
Median gross rent is $1,203/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24510260605?
18.8% of residents in tract 24510260605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,798.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24510260605?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 75th, minority 72th, housing 70th.
Q5
Is tract 24510260605 considered part of Saint Helena?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510260605 fall within Saint Helena (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24510260605 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24510260605 compare to Baltimore overall?
Tract 24510260605 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Baltimore at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Baltimore eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 24510260605 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 5% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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