The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch Eviction Risk: Lower
1 census tracts · pop 4,016 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch is a one-tract neighborhood of Urbana, MD, population 4,016. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. Against a Urbana baseline of 23.4%, 46% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Disability prevalence reaches 17.1% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
The voucher gap is 11.5%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Food insecurity affects 8.8% of adults, 9.0 points below the national rate. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 3/10.
Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, The Villages Of Urbana Ethan Ridge and The Villages Of Urbana Boxwood score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent runs $2,579, close to the Urbana average.
One tract means one number: 3.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch vs UrbanaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport7%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.0%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
8.8%Food insecurity
5.6%SNAP enrollment
5.9%No health insurance
17.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch?
The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch compare to Urbana overall?
The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch scores 0.9 points lower than Urbana overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 23% citywide. Average rent: $2,579 vs $2,649.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch?
Average gross rent in The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch is $2,579/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch residents are renters?
21% of The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Urbana). The neighborhood has 4,016 residents.
Q5
Is The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch a high social-vulnerability area?
The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch sits in the 15th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch for landlords?
The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 Urbana as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch?
The Villages Of Urbana Bear Branch has 4,017 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (17.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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