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Rockdale Eviction Risk: Lower , Milford Mill

Tract 24005402604 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 6,957 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

How risky is the Rockdale neighborhood of Milford Mill for landlords? Census tract 24005402604 scores 7.3/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 98th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 59% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 59% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,931 monthly, set against $89,099 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 3% Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units2,277
Renter share7.7%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate13.9%
Median income$89,099

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Rockdale
Elevated
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#4 of 9 tracts In Milford Mill
Elevated
Within county
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#93 of 219 tracts In Baltimore County
Elevated
Within state
56 th percentile
Rank, 56th percentileLowHigh
#643 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Milford Mill and the region

Centroid at 39.3729, -76.7674 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rockdale scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Milford Mill
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
13.9% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,931 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Milford Mill
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Milford Mill
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Milford Mill
7.0

How Rockdale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rockdale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.63.6This tracttract 402604Milford Mill: 6.56.5Milford Millparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Rockdale. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rockdale

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 8.9/10. 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 Milford Mill eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 47th 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 24005402604

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005402604?

Census tract 24005402604 in the Rockdale neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 24005402604?

Median gross rent is $1,931/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005402604?

13.9% of residents in tract 24005402604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,957.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005402604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 67th, minority 90th, housing 12th.
Q5

Is tract 24005402604 considered part of Rockdale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005402604 fall within Rockdale (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24005402604 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.4% 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. 13.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24005402604 compare to Milford Mill overall?

Tract 24005402604 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Milford Mill at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Milford Mill eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Milford Mill

Top eight tracts in Milford Mill ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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