Census Tract · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
Ridgely Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 24011955201 ·
Caroline County, MD · pop 4,137 · 53% of tract blocks fall in Ridgely
With a score of 3.6/10, tract 24011955201 in Ridgely, MD reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,137 residents. At $947 a month, rents run 50% over what the rest of Ridgely commands.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 16%Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,455
Renter share25.6%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate5.1%
Median income$75,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Ridgely
Moderate
Within county
13th percentile
#8 of 9 tracts In Caroline County
Very Low
Within state
16th percentile
#1,231 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very Low
National
33th percentile
#56,048 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ridgely and the region
Centroid at 38.9594, -75.8780 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ridgely scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ridgely
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
5.1% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$947 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ridgely
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ridgely
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ridgely
5.2
How Ridgely compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 68
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
14.0%Housing insecurity
8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
16.8%Food insecurity
14.1%SNAP enrollment
8.4%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
31.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ridgely
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.3/10.
Against Caroline County at 46.4%, 38% of renters here are cost-burdened. Against the Caroline County average of 5.1, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.5 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.7/10.
Nationally it ranks #56,048 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.1/10.
Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $75,250, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.9 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 24011955201
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24011955201?
Census tract 24011955201 in Ridgely scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 24011955201?
Median gross rent is $947/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24011955201?
5.1% of residents in tract 24011955201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,137.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24011955201?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 70th, minority 47th, housing 80th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24011955201 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.0% 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 24011955201 compare to Ridgely overall?
Tract 24011955201 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Ridgely at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ridgely; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.