Neighborhood · Ranked #7,180 of 84,120 nationally

Wellwood Eviction Risk: High , Pikesville

Tract 24005403500 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 5,766 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 24005403500 runs through the Wellwood area of Pikesville. With 5,766 residents, it scores 6.2/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #16,372 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,466 a month while the average household earns $110,875 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

8.3

High

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 23% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,908

Renter share32.9%

SVI overall0.55

Poverty rate8.9%

Median income$110,875

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pikesville and the region

Centroid at 39.3776, -76.6978 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wellwood scores 8.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Pikesville

6.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.4

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

8.9% poverty · this tract

2.2

Supply constraint

$1,466 rent vs county FMR

2.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Pikesville

6.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.4

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Pikesville

6.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Pikesville

5.7

How Wellwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

46%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
49%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: A: Best

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

15%Grade A
0%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.

8.8%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
9.9%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
5.7%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
23.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wellwood

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.9/10. 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 Pikesville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Baltimore County average of 6.7 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 24005403500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005403500?

Census tract 24005403500 in the Wellwood neighborhood scores 8.3/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24005403500?

Median gross rent is $1,466/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005403500?

8.9% of residents in tract 24005403500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,766.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005403500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 84th, minority 25th, housing 49th.

Is tract 24005403500 considered part of Wellwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005403500 fall within Wellwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005403500 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.8% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005403500 compare to Pikesville overall?

Tract 24005403500 scores 8.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Pikesville at 8.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pikesville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 24005403500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 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.

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