Neighborhood · Ranked #10,020 of 84,120 nationally

Harristown Eviction Risk: Elevated , Woodlawn

Tract 24005401505 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 4,511 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.1/10 for census tract 24005401505 reflects conditions in Harristown in Woodlawn, Maryland. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $474 monthly, set against $89,191 in average yearly household income, roughly 6% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 17% Owners 75%

Tract context

Occupied units1,498

Renter share25.0%

SVI overall0.79

Poverty rate15.3%

Median income$89,191

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Woodlawn and the region

Centroid at 39.2950, -76.7480 · click any tract to drill in

Why Harristown scores 7.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Woodlawn

9.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.4

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

15.3% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$474 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Woodlawn

4.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Woodlawn

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Woodlawn

4.2

How Harristown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

37%Socioeconomic
76%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
5%Grade C
19%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 Harristown. 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.

14.8%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
19.4%Food insecurity
14.4%SNAP enrollment
9.1%Transit barriers
9.7%No health insurance
14.5%Frequent mental distress
28.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Harristown

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.3/10. 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 Woodlawn eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 24005401505

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005401505?

Census tract 24005401505 in the Harristown neighborhood scores 7.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24005401505?

Median gross rent is $474/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005401505?

15.3% of residents in tract 24005401505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,511.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005401505?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 76th, minority 80th, housing 98th.

Is tract 24005401505 considered part of Harristown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005401505 fall within Harristown (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005401505 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.8% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005401505 compare to Woodlawn overall?

Tract 24005401505 scores 7.7/10, right in line with the parent city of Woodlawn at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Woodlawn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 24005401505 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 19% 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 Woodlawn

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