1 census tracts · pop 3,324 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Helmsley Court maps to a single census tract in Pikesville, MD, population 3,324. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, Moderate tier. Against a Pikesville baseline of 33.2%, 18% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $1,972, 16% above the Pikesville average of $1,707.
3.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. 4.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #6 of 7 neighborhoods in Pikesville.
Only 7% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Eden Roc and The Falls score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Helmsley Court vs PikesvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority17%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Helmsley Court
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.2%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility shutoff threat
5.5%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
4.2%No health insurance
22.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Helmsley Court
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Helmsley Court?
Helmsley Court scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Helmsley Court compare to Pikesville overall?
Helmsley Court scores 1.4 points lower than Pikesville overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 18% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,972 vs $1,707.
Q3
What is the average rent in Helmsley Court?
Average gross rent in Helmsley Court is $1,972/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Helmsley Court residents are renters?
7% of Helmsley Court households are renter-occupied (vs 33% in Pikesville). The neighborhood has 3,324 residents.
Q5
Is Helmsley Court a high social-vulnerability area?
Helmsley Court sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Helmsley Court for landlords?
Helmsley Court carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Pikesville as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Helmsley Court?
Helmsley Court has 3,365 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.7%), Hispanic / Latino (2.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
