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Neighborhood · Woodlawn, MD

Featherbed Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 11,101 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10 · range 5–5.2

Featherbed takes in 2 census tracts of Woodlawn, MD and houses 11,101 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 2.5/10.

Running cool is economic stress, at 2.8/10. The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 21.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10. Against a Woodlawn baseline of 47.3%, 44% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Woodlawn, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.2 points apart at the extremes.

Average gross rent runs $1,463, close to the Woodlawn average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $74,373.

62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Featherbed vs Woodlawn How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
44.2% -7%
Woodlawn: 47.3%
Average gross rent
$1,463 0%
Woodlawn: $1,467
Average HH income
$74,373 -11%
Woodlawn: $83,904
Poverty rate
11.3% -13%
Woodlawn: 13.0%
Renter share
61.9% +69%
Woodlawn: 36.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Featherbed and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5–5.2

Why Featherbed scores 5.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 9.1–9.1 across tracts
9.1
Rent control risk
44% of income on rent · Range 4.2–4.2 across tracts
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
62% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.2–4.2 across tracts
4.2
Economic stress
11.3% below poverty line · Range 2.3–3.1 across tracts
2.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.4–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

Featherbed vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Featherbed score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.1FeatherbedNeighborhood4.5Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Featherbed

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24005401507 5.2 7,200 41% $1,465
24005402405 5 3,901 49% $1,458
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 79

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 76%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 85%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 53%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Featherbed

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Featherbed

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Featherbed?

Featherbed scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Featherbed compare to Woodlawn overall?

Featherbed scores 0.6 points higher than Woodlawn overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 47% citywide. Average rent: $1,463 vs $1,467.
Q3

What is the average rent in Featherbed?

Average gross rent in Featherbed is $1,463/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Featherbed residents are renters?

62% of Featherbed households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Woodlawn). The neighborhood has 11,101 residents.
Q5

Is Featherbed a high social-vulnerability area?

Featherbed sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Featherbed have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Featherbed is census tract 24005401507 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.2, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Featherbed for landlords?

Featherbed carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Woodlawn as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Featherbed?

Featherbed has 11,256 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (49.2%), Hispanic / Latino (23.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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