1 census tracts · pop 5,069 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10
· range 8–8
Towson Place is a one-tract neighborhood of Towson, MD and houses 5,069 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, High tier. The severe-burden share is 47%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 53% against 32.8% citywide, putting Towson Place 20.1% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 84%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
SNAP participation is 49.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. This is a renter market: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.
Average gross rent is $1,396, 21% below the Towson average of $1,764. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.1/10.
Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Towson, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are East Towson and The Hills at Kenilworth.
One tract means one number: 8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Towson Place vs TowsonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Towson Place
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.2%Housing insecurity
24.4%Utility shutoff threat
50.6%Food insecurity
49.9%SNAP enrollment
14.0%No health insurance
43.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Towson Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Towson Place?
Towson Place scores 8/10 (High 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 Towson Place compare to Towson overall?
Towson Place scores 1.4 points higher than Towson overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,396 vs $1,764.
Q3
What is the average rent in Towson Place?
Average gross rent in Towson eviction risk Place is $1,396/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Towson Place residents are renters?
100% of Towson Place households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Towson). The neighborhood has 5,069 residents.
Q5
Is Towson Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Towson Place sits in the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Towson Place for landlords?
Towson eviction risk Place carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Towson Place?
Towson Place has 5,197 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (32.5%), Hispanic / Latino (7.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
