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Westowne Eviction Risk: Elevated , Catonsville

Tract 24005401301 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 3,825 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 24005401301 sits in the Westowne neighborhood of Catonsville eviction risk, Maryland eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. It lands near the 75th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,587 a month while the average household earns $74,643 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 11% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units1,402

Renter share16.0%

SVI overall0.63

Poverty rate10.2%

Median income$74,643

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Catonsville and the region

Centroid at 39.2959, -76.7219 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westowne scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Catonsville

9.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.4

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

10.2% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$1,587 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Catonsville

4.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Catonsville

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Catonsville

4.2

How Westowne compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

58%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
20%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
22%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Westowne. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

22.1%Housing insecurity
14.3%Utility-shutoff threat
24.3%Food insecurity
20.5%SNAP enrollment
12.0%Transit barriers
9.0%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
27.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westowne

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 Catonsville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Baltimore County average of 6.7 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.3% 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 24005401301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005401301?

Census tract 24005401301 in the Westowne neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (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 24005401301?

Median gross rent is $1,587/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005401301?

10.2% of residents in tract 24005401301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,825.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005401301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 92th, minority 90th, housing 20th.

Is tract 24005401301 considered part of Westowne?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005401301 fall within Westowne (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005401301 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.1% 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. 14.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005401301 compare to Catonsville overall?

Tract 24005401301 scores 7.2/10, lower than the parent city of Catonsville at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Catonsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 24005401301 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Catonsville

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