Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
La Plata Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 24017851004 · Charles County, MD · pop 5,269 · 69% of tract blocks fall in La Plata
How risky is La Plata in Charles County for landlords? Census tract 24017851004 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than about 65% of US census tracts.
About 31% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,473 monthly, set against $88,097 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,260
Renter share30.4%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$88,097
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
National
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across La Plata and the region
Centroid at 38.5541, -76.9605 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Plata scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from La Plata
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,473 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Plata
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Plata
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Plata
3.4
How La Plata compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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.
- 14.1%Housing insecurity
- 9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.2%Food insecurity
- 12.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 28.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Plata
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.1/10. 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 La Plata, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Charles County average of 6.1 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 54th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 24017851004
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24017851004?
Census tract 24017851004 in La Plata scores 2.1/10 (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 24017851004?
Median gross rent is $1,473/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24017851004?
5.3% of residents in tract 24017851004 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,269.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24017851004?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 57th, minority 68th, housing 84th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24017851004 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.1% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24017851004 compare to La Plata overall?
Tract 24017851004 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of La Plata at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Plata; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in La Plata
Top eight tracts in La Plata ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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