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Neighborhood · Dundalk, MD

Harbor View Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 3,839 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10 · range 7–7

Harbor View maps to a single census tract in Dundalk, MD and houses 3,839 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 7/10, Elevated tier. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.4/10.

Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.1/10. At $1,783 a month, rents sit 21% over what the rest of Dundalk commands.

Against a Dundalk baseline of 35.9%, 31% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.6/10. 9% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

That places it #14 of 16 neighborhoods in Dundalk. The closest comparables inside the same city are Eastfield and Inverness. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $82,679.

41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 7/10 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
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Harbor View vs Dundalk How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
30.8% -14%
Dundalk: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$1,783 +21%
Dundalk: $1,473
Average HH income
$82,679 +33%
Dundalk: $62,349
Poverty rate
13.6% -30%
Dundalk: 19.3%
Renter share
40.6% +15%
Dundalk: 35.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Harbor View and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 7–7

Why Harbor View scores 7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.9–8.9 across tracts
8.9
Rent control risk
31% of income on rent · Range 8.4–8.4 across tracts
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
41% renter households · Range 7.6–7.6 across tracts
7.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.1–8.1 across tracts
8.1
Economic stress
13.6% below poverty line · Range 3.4–3.4 across tracts
3.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Risk score comparison

Harbor View vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Harbor View score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.0Harbor ViewNeighborhood6.4Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Harbor View

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24005420500 7 3,839 31% $1,783
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 47

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 53%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 59%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Harbor View

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Harbor View

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Harbor View?

Harbor View scores 7/10 (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 Harbor View compare to Dundalk overall?

Harbor View scores 0.6 points higher than Dundalk overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,783 vs $1,473.
Q3

What is the average rent in Harbor View?

Average gross rent in Harbor View is $1,783/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Harbor View residents are renters?

41% of Harbor View households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Dundalk). The neighborhood has 3,839 residents.
Q5

Is Harbor View a high social-vulnerability area?

Harbor View sits in the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Harbor View for landlords?

Harbor View carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). 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 Dundalk as a whole (6.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Harbor View?

Harbor View has 3,807 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.8%), Hispanic / Latino (22.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (15%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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