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

Westchester Eviction Risk: Elevated , Woodlawn

Tract 24005401504 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 7,197 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Westchester in Woodlawn anchors census tract 24005401504, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,729 monthly, set against $112,784 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 15% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

7.9

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 7% Owners 85%

Tract context

Occupied units2,228

Renter share15.2%

SVI overall0.65

Poverty rate21.1%

Median income$112,784

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Woodlawn and the region

Centroid at 39.2993, -76.7676 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westchester 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

21.1% poverty · this tract

5.3

Supply constraint

$1,729 rent vs county FMR

3.8

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 Westchester compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 65

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

54%Socioeconomic
83%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
45%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
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.

14.3%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
18.3%Food insecurity
13.8%SNAP enrollment
8.9%Transit barriers
8.1%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
26.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westchester

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous"). Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% 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 24005401504

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005401504?

Census tract 24005401504 in the Westchester 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 24005401504?

Median gross rent is $1,729/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005401504?

21.1% of residents in tract 24005401504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,197.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005401504?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 83th, minority 78th, housing 45th.

Is tract 24005401504 considered part of Westchester?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005401504 fall within Westchester (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005401504 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.3% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005401504 compare to Woodlawn overall?

Tract 24005401504 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 24005401504 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. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Woodlawn

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