Neighborhood · Ranked #4,855 of 84,120 nationally

East Landsdowne Eviction Risk: High , Lansdowne

Tract 24005430300 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 6,292 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 24005430300 covers the East Landsdowne neighborhood of Lansdowne in Maryland. Home to 6,292 residents, it scores 7.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,396 a month while the average household earns $56,042 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

High

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 19% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units2,244

Renter share41.0%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate26.3%

Median income$56,042

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lansdowne and the region

Centroid at 39.2368, -76.6583 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Landsdowne scores 9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Lansdowne

8.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.4

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

26.3% poverty · this tract

6.6

Supply constraint

$1,396 rent vs county FMR

2.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Lansdowne

9.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Lansdowne

7.8

Housing court bias

Inherited from Lansdowne

8.5

How East Landsdowne compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

78%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
47%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
8%Grade C
0%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Landsdowne. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

24.5%Housing insecurity
15.0%Utility-shutoff threat
29.9%Food insecurity
25.6%SNAP enrollment
14.3%Transit barriers
16.7%No health insurance
21.4%Frequent mental distress
32.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Landsdowne

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lansdowne, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Baltimore County average of 6.7 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 24.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 24005430300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005430300?

Census tract 24005430300 in the East Landsdowne neighborhood scores 9/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24005430300?

Median gross rent is $1,396/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005430300?

26.3% of residents in tract 24005430300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,292.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005430300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 70th, minority 69th, housing 47th.

Is tract 24005430300 considered part of East Landsdowne?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005430300 fall within East Landsdowne (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005430300 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.5% 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. 15.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005430300 compare to Lansdowne overall?

Tract 24005430300 scores 9/10, higher than the parent city of Lansdowne at 8.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lansdowne; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 24005430300 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. 0% 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lansdowne

Top eight tracts in Lansdowne ranked by composite eviction-risk score.