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Neighborhood · Lochearn, MD

West Glen Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 7,660 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.1/10 · range 7–7.1

West Glen is a 2-tract neighborhood of Lochearn, MD, population 7,660. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.1/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 45%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Against a Lochearn baseline of 34.1%, roughly two in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Annualized rent equals 33% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.

What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 8.1/10. 15.1% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. At $1,643 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Lochearn commands.

Food insecurity affects 26.6% of adults, 8.8 points above the national rate. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Lochearn, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Seton Business Park and Willow Glen score within a fraction of it.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes. 35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
7.1
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
West Glen vs Lochearn How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
64.6% +89%
Lochearn: 34.1%
Average gross rent
$1,643 +13%
Lochearn: $1,460
Average HH income
$59,069 -23%
Lochearn: $76,256
Poverty rate
13.2% +45%
Lochearn: 9.1%
Renter share
34.7% -1%
Lochearn: 35.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across West Glen and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 7–7.1

Why West Glen scores 7.1

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
65% of income on rent · Range 8.1–8.1 across tracts
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
35% renter households · Range 6.8–6.8 across tracts
6.8
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Economic stress
13.2% below poverty line · Range 3.1–3.8 across tracts
3.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.1–6.5 across tracts
3.4
Risk score comparison

West Glen vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

West Glen score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.1West GlenNeighborhood5.9Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in West Glen

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24005402404 7.1 5,431 58% $1,390
24005402403 7 2,229 80% $2,260
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 79

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 84%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 75%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Glen

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

Frequently asked

About West Glen

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for West Glen?

West Glen scores 7.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 West Glen compare to Lochearn overall?

West Glen scores 1.2 points higher than Lochearn overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,643 vs $1,460.
Q3

What is the average rent in West Glen?

Average gross rent in West Glen is $1,643/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of West Glen residents are renters?

35% of West Glen households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Lochearn). The neighborhood has 7,660 residents.
Q5

Is West Glen a high social-vulnerability area?

West Glen sits in the 79th 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

Which tracts in West Glen have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in West Glen is census tract 24005402404 (score 7.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7 to 7.1, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7

How safe is West Glen for landlords?

West Glen carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lochearn as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of West Glen?

West Glen has 7,479 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (75.8%), Hispanic / Latino (14.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to West Glen.

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