2 census tracts · pop 12,425 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.7–6
Belltown spans 2 census tracts of Owings Mills, MD, population 12,425. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. 47% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Owings Mills rate of 29.5%.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 10%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Average gross rent is $1,960, 6% above the Owings Mills average of $1,841. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.3 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $100,320. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 5.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Belltown vs Owings MillsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Belltown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.2%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility shutoff threat
14.4%Food insecurity
10.6%SNAP enrollment
6.6%No health insurance
22.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Belltown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Belltown?
Belltown scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 Belltown compare to Owings Mills overall?
Belltown scores 0.7 points lower than Owings Mills overall (6.5/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,960 vs $1,841.
Q3
What is the average rent in Belltown?
Average gross rent in Belltown is $1,960/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Belltown residents are renters?
34% of Belltown households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Owings Mills). The neighborhood has 12,425 residents.
Q5
Is Belltown a high social-vulnerability area?
Belltown sits in the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Belltown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Belltown is census tract 24005404102 (score 6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Belltown for landlords?
Belltown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Owings Mills as a whole (6.5/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Belltown?
Belltown has 12,520 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (46%), White (non-Hispanic) (36.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
