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Neighborhood · Dundalk, MD

Manchester Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 3,227 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.8/10 · range 7.8–7.8

Manchester is a one-tract neighborhood of Dundalk, MD, population 3,227. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7.8/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 64%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Against a Dundalk baseline of 35.9%, 83% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Annualized rent equals 39% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 8.4/10.

Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.7/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.1/10.

The poverty rate is 23%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 24.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

18.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Average gross rent is $1,313, 11% below the Dundalk average of $1,473. Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Dundalk, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Graceland and Saint Helena. Social vulnerability runs high at 9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 7.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
7.8
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Manchester vs Dundalk How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
82.9% +131%
Dundalk: 35.9%
Average gross rent
$1,313 -11%
Dundalk: $1,473
Average HH income
$40,875 -34%
Dundalk: $62,349
Poverty rate
22.9% +19%
Dundalk: 19.3%
Renter share
49.1% +39%
Dundalk: 35.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Manchester and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 7.8–7.8

Why Manchester scores 7.8

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
83% 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
49% 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
22.9% below poverty line · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts
1.7
Risk score comparison

Manchester vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Manchester score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.8ManchesterNeighborhood6.4Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Manchester

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24005420701 7.8 3,227 83% $1,313
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 88

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

Socioeconomic status 80%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 100%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Manchester

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

Frequently asked

About Manchester

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Manchester?

Manchester scores 7.8/10 (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 Manchester compare to Dundalk overall?

Manchester scores 1.4 points higher than Dundalk overall (6.4/10). Renters spend 83% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,313 vs $1,473.
Q3

What is the average rent in Manchester?

Average gross rent in Manchester is $1,313/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 83% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Manchester residents are renters?

49% of Manchester households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Dundalk). The neighborhood has 3,227 residents.
Q5

Is Manchester a high social-vulnerability area?

Manchester sits in the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Manchester for landlords?

Manchester carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.8/10). 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 Manchester?

Manchester has 2,921 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.8%), Hispanic / Latino (19.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Other neighborhoods inside Dundalk

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Manchester.

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