Neighborhood · Ranked #9,043 of 84,120 nationally

Watersedge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Dundalk

Tract 24005421200 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 1,839 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

24005421200 is a census tract in the Watersedge area of Dundalk, MD. It scores 7.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,839. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 10/10.

Risk score

7.8

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 7% Owners 88%

Tract context

Occupied units784

Renter share12.4%

SVI overall0.59

Poverty rate20.4%

Median income$70,086

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dundalk and the region

Centroid at 39.2474, -76.4995 · click any tract to drill in

Why Watersedge scores 7.8

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

20.4% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$1,663 rent vs county FMR

3.5

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 Watersedge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

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

71%Socioeconomic
67%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
35%Housing & transportation

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.

15.8%Housing insecurity
9.9%Utility-shutoff threat
19.8%Food insecurity
16.8%SNAP enrollment
10.0%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
32.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Watersedge

On the high side, local political climate reads 8.9/10. It sits 2.1 points above the Baltimore County average of 5.7.

Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.4/10. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Against Baltimore County at 46.8%, 42% of renters here are cost-burdened. At $1,663 a month, rents run 13% over what the rest of Dundalk commands. On the national scale it lands near the 89th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Only 12% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.3/10.

Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 2.3 points hotter. Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $70,086.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 24005421200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005421200?

Census tract 24005421200 in the Watersedge neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 24005421200?

Median gross rent is $1,663/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005421200?

20.4% of residents in tract 24005421200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,839.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005421200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 67th, minority 32th, housing 35th.

Is tract 24005421200 considered part of Watersedge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005421200 fall within Watersedge (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005421200 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.8% 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. 9.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005421200 compare to Dundalk overall?

Tract 24005421200 scores 7.8/10, higher than the parent city of Dundalk at 6.4/10. 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.