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 LochearnHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%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.
23.1%Housing insecurity
15.4%Utility shutoff threat
26.9%Food insecurity
23.9%SNAP enrollment
9.4%No health insurance
30.6%Any disability
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.