1 census tracts · pop 4,771 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3.2–3.2
Bright Oaks maps to a single census tract in Bel Air South, MD, population 4,771. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 29% of renter households. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
Average gross rent is $1,461, 17% below the Bel Air South average of $1,757. Food insecurity affects 7.4% of adults, 10.4 points below the national rate.
8% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 5.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
That places it #11 of 13 neighborhoods in Bel Air South. At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Stone Ridge and The Cedars.
Rent takes 12% 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.
One tract means one number: 3.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bright Oaks vs Bel Air SouthHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bright Oaks
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.2%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
21.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bright Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bright Oaks?
Bright Oaks scores 3.2/10 (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 Bright Oaks compare to Bel Air South overall?
Bright Oaks scores 1.0 points lower than Bel Air South overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,461 vs $1,757.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bright Oaks?
Average gross rent in Bright Oaks is $1,461/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bright Oaks residents are renters?
14% of Bright Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Bel Air South). The neighborhood has 4,771 residents.
Q5
Is Bright Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Bright Oaks sits in the 8th 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 Bright Oaks for landlords?
Bright Oaks carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). 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 Bel Air South as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bright Oaks?
Bright Oaks has 4,904 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (74.3%), Hispanic / Latino (8.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
