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Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Delight Eviction Risk: Moderate , Reisterstown

Tract 24005404502 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 3,756 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

How risky is the Delight neighborhood of Reisterstown for landlords? Census tract 24005404502 scores 7.6/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 99% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

76% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,571 monthly, set against $60,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 7% Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,534
Renter share30.7%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate25.4%
Median income$60,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Delight
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 6 tracts In Reisterstown
Very High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 219 tracts In Baltimore County
Very High
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#255 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Reisterstown and the region

Centroid at 39.4468, -76.8050 · click any tract to drill in

Why Delight scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Reisterstown
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
25.4% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,571 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Reisterstown
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Reisterstown
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Reisterstown
6.8

How Delight compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Delight risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 404502Reisterstown: 6.56.5Reisterstownparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

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 Delight

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.9/10. 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 Reisterstown 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 22.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 24005404502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005404502?

Census tract 24005404502 in the Delight neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 24005404502?

Median gross rent is $1,571/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005404502?

25.4% of residents in tract 24005404502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,756.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005404502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 85th, minority 69th, housing 54th.
Q5

Is tract 24005404502 considered part of Delight?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005404502 fall within Delight (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24005404502 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.7% 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. 15.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24005404502 compare to Reisterstown overall?

Tract 24005404502 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of Reisterstown at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Reisterstown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Reisterstown

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

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