1 census tracts · pop 2,795 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Oak Forest is a one-tract neighborhood of Catonsville, MD and houses 2,795 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. 41% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. 41% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Catonsville rate of 32.7%.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10. Disability prevalence reaches 19.4% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. 3.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Catonsville, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third. At 3% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 4.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Oak Forest vs CatonsvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority13%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport35%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oak Forest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.9%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility shutoff threat
5.9%Food insecurity
3.8%SNAP enrollment
4.0%No health insurance
19.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oak Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oak Forest?
Oak Forest scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 Oak Forest compare to Catonsville overall?
Oak Forest scores 1.4 points lower than Catonsville overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 33% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Oak Forest residents are renters?
3% of Oak Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Catonsville). The neighborhood has 2,795 residents.
Q4
Is Oak Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Oak Forest sits in the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q5
How safe is Oak Forest for landlords?
Oak Forest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Catonsville as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Oak Forest?
Oak Forest has 2,692 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (92.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (2.7%), Other / Multiracial (2.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
