1 census tracts · pop 2,941 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Southland Hills maps to a single census tract in Towson, MD and houses 2,941 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. At $2,118 a month, rents sit 20% over what the rest of Towson commands.
Food insecurity affects 5.7% of adults, 12.1 points below the national rate. The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
3.6% 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. Against a Towson baseline of 32.8%, 37% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.1/10. That places it #15 of 17 neighborhoods in Towson.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $119,355. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 5.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southland Hills vs TowsonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Southland Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.0%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility shutoff threat
5.7%Food insecurity
3.4%SNAP enrollment
4.1%No health insurance
17.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Southland Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southland Hills?
Southland Hills scores 5.2/10 (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 Southland Hills compare to Towson overall?
Southland Hills scores 1.4 points lower than Towson overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $2,118 vs $1,764.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southland Hills?
Average gross rent in Southland Hills is $2,118/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Southland Hills residents are renters?
43% of Southland Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Towson). The neighborhood has 2,941 residents.
Q5
Is Southland Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Southland Hills sits in the 7th 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 Southland Hills for landlords?
Southland Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Towson as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Southland Hills?
Southland Hills has 2,992 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.6%), Other / Multiracial (10.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
