Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Linhigh Eviction Risk: Lower , Overlea
Tract 24005440500 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 3,317 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The Linhigh neighborhood of Overlea is where census tract 24005440500 sits, home to 3,317 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.6/10. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,146 a month while the average household earns $98,605 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,328
Renter share9.6%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$98,605
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Overlea and the region
Centroid at 39.3564, -76.5101 · click any tract to drill in
Why Linhigh scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Overlea
8.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,146 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Overlea
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Overlea
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Overlea
4.9
How Linhigh compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 20%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 17%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 20%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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.
- 10.9%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.6%Food insecurity
- 8.4%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 6.8%No health insurance
- 16.0%Frequent mental distress
- 24.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Linhigh
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Overlea, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Baltimore County average of 6.7 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 24005440500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005440500?
Census tract 24005440500 in the Linhigh neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24005440500?
Median gross rent is $1,146/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24005440500?
4.7% of residents in tract 24005440500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,317.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24005440500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 20th, minority 30th, housing 17th.
Q5
Is tract 24005440500 considered part of Linhigh?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005440500 fall within Linhigh (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24005440500 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.9% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24005440500 compare to Overlea overall?
Tract 24005440500 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Overlea at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Overlea; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 24005440500 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Overlea
Top eight tracts in Overlea ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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