Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Denton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 24011955301 · Caroline County, MD · pop 4,172 · 16% of tract blocks fall in Denton
Here is how census tract 24011955301, in Denton, looks to a landlord: a 6.8/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 4,172. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,328 a month while the average household earns $81,612 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 78%
Tract context
Occupied units1,401
Renter share22.5%
SVI overall0.67
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$81,612
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
38
th percentile
Low
Within state
66
th percentile
Elevated
National
55
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Denton and the region
Centroid at 38.8624, -75.7768 · click any tract to drill in
Why Denton scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Denton
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,328 rent vs county FMR
5.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Denton
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Denton
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Denton
6.9
How Denton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 67
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 63%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 70%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 13.2%Housing insecurity
- 8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.1%Food insecurity
- 14.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.2%Transit barriers
- 8.9%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 32.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Denton
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Denton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Caroline County average of 6.5 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 67th 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 24011955301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24011955301?
Census tract 24011955301 in Denton scores 4.2/10 (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 24011955301?
Median gross rent is $1,328/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24011955301?
7.9% of residents in tract 24011955301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,172.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24011955301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 67th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 73th, minority 24th, housing 70th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24011955301 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.2% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24011955301 compare to Denton overall?
Tract 24011955301 scores 4.2/10, lower than the parent city of Denton at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Denton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Denton
Top eight tracts in Denton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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