1 census tracts · pop 3,516 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Paradise maps to a single census tract in Catonsville, MD and houses 3,516 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 47%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10.
Food insecurity affects 28.4% of adults, 10.6 points above the national rate. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Catonsville, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Paradise vs CatonsvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority68%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport9%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.
19.2%Housing insecurity
12.0%Utility shutoff threat
28.4%Food insecurity
20.0%SNAP enrollment
10.1%No health insurance
30.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Paradise
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Paradise?
Paradise scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 1.4 points higher than Catonsville overall (5.9/10).
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 elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Paradise?
Paradise has 3,630 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (32.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
