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Neighborhood · Catonsville, MD

Paradise Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,516 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10 · range 5.5–5.5

Paradise is a white-black neighborhood in Catonsville with 1 census tract and a population of 3,516 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Paradise vs Catonsville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
0.0% -100%
Catonsville: 32.7%
Average gross rent
$0 -100%
Catonsville: $1,724
Average HH income
$0 -100%
Catonsville: $110,051
Poverty rate
46.9% +584%
Catonsville: 6.9%
Renter share
0.0% -100%
Catonsville: 30.3%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Paradise and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.5–5.5

Why Paradise scores 5.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.9–8.9 across tracts
8.9
Rent control risk
Stabilization & control ordinances · Range 7.9–7.9 across tracts
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
0% renter households · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts
6.7
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Economic stress
46.9% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Risk score comparison

Paradise vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Paradise score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Paradise: 5.55.5ParadiseNeighborhoodParent city: 6.16.1Parent cityhost cityState: 6.26.2Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Paradise

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24005492500 5.5 3,516
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 0

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 0%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 1%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Paradise

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Paradise

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Paradise?

Paradise scores 5.5/10 (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 Paradise compare to Catonsville overall?

Paradise scores 0.6 points lower than Catonsville overall (6.1/10).
Q3

What percentage of Paradise residents are renters?

0% of Paradise households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Catonsville). The neighborhood has 3,516 residents.
Q4

Is Paradise a high social-vulnerability area?

Paradise sits in the 0th 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 Paradise for landlords?

Paradise carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 (6.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q6

What is the demographic breakdown of Paradise?

Paradise has 3,630 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (32.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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