Neighborhood · Ranked #8,863 of 84,120 nationally

West Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Woodlawn

Tract 24005401302 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 3,141 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

How risky is the West Hills neighborhood of Woodlawn for landlords? Census tract 24005401302 scores 6.6/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 89th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,105 monthly, set against $60,200 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 46% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 22% Owners 54%

Tract context

Occupied units1,482

Renter share46.2%

SVI overall0.32

Poverty rate12.6%

Median income$60,200

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Woodlawn and the region

Centroid at 39.2946, -76.7157 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Hills scores 7.9

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

12.6% poverty · this tract

3.1

Supply constraint

$1,105 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 West Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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

54%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
27%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
0%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.

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.

22.3%Housing insecurity
14.2%Utility-shutoff threat
24.8%Food insecurity
20.7%SNAP enrollment
12.2%Transit barriers
8.9%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
28.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Hills

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 about the same as the Baltimore County average of 6.7 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.2% 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 24005401302

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005401302?

Census tract 24005401302 in the West Hills neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (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 24005401302?

Median gross rent is $1,105/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005401302?

12.6% of residents in tract 24005401302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,141.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005401302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 5th, minority 82th, housing 27th.

Is tract 24005401302 considered part of West Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005401302 fall within West Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005401302 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.3% 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. 14.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005401302 compare to Woodlawn overall?

Tract 24005401302 scores 7.9/10, 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 24005401302 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.

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