Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally

Chesterwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Dundalk

Tract 24005420401 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 7,426 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 24005420401 sits in the Chesterwood neighborhood of Dundalk eviction risk, Maryland eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 7.9/10. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,706 a month while the average household earns $56,086 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.5

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 25% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units2,183

Renter share58.9%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate26.6%

Median income$56,086

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dundalk and the region

Centroid at 39.2576, -76.4905 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chesterwood scores 6.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Dundalk

8.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.4

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

26.6% poverty · this tract

6.7

Supply constraint

$1,706 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Dundalk

8.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Dundalk

7.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Dundalk

8.1

How Chesterwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

94%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
51%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Chesterwood. 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.

23.9%Housing insecurity
16.4%Utility-shutoff threat
30.9%Food insecurity
29.5%SNAP enrollment
15.4%Transit barriers
14.1%No health insurance
22.7%Frequent mental distress
35.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chesterwood

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.4/10. 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 Dundalk eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.4% 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 24005420401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005420401?

Census tract 24005420401 in the Chesterwood neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 24005420401?

Median gross rent is $1,706/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005420401?

26.6% of residents in tract 24005420401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,426.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005420401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 43th, minority 69th, housing 51th.

Is tract 24005420401 considered part of Chesterwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005420401 fall within Chesterwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005420401 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.9% 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. 16.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005420401 compare to Dundalk overall?

Tract 24005420401 scores 6.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Dundalk at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dundalk eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dundalk

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