1 census tracts · pop 4,513 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Towanda-Grantley is a one-tract neighborhood of Baltimore, MD and houses 4,513 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, in the High tier. Cost burden runs 59% against 32.0% citywide, putting Towanda-Grantley 26.6% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 37%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 1/10.
Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. 20.3% 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.
Food insecurity affects 36.1% of adults, 18.3 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 27%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
At $1,151 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Baltimore commands. Among the 157 mapped neighborhoods of Baltimore, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
For a like-for-like read, Easterwood and Darley Park score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
57% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Towanda-Grantley vs BaltimoreHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Towanda-Grantley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
29.5%Housing insecurity
20.3%Utility shutoff threat
36.1%Food insecurity
36.7%SNAP enrollment
12.1%No health insurance
40.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Towanda-Grantley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Towanda-Grantley?
Towanda-Grantley 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 Towanda-Grantley compare to Baltimore overall?
Towanda-Grantley scores 1.4 points higher than Baltimore overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,151 vs $1,331.
Q3
What is the average rent in Towanda-Grantley?
Average gross rent in Towanda-Grantley is $1,151/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Towanda-Grantley residents are renters?
57% of Towanda-Grantley households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Baltimore). The neighborhood has 4,513 residents.
Q5
Is Towanda-Grantley a high social-vulnerability area?
Towanda-Grantley sits in the 90th 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 Towanda-Grantley for landlords?
Towanda-Grantley 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 Towanda-Grantley?
Towanda-Grantley has 4,345 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (87.4%), Other / Multiracial (4.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.