Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally
Howard Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Bel Air
Tract 24025303801 · Harford County, MD · pop 2,889 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 24025303801 runs through the Howard Park neighborhood of Bel Air. With 2,889 residents, it scores 6.2/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 81% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 71% of renter households, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,260 a month against an average household income of $63,509 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 70%
Tract context
Occupied units1,457
Renter share29.5%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate20.7%
Median income$63,509
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bel Air and the region
Centroid at 39.5340, -76.3602 · click any tract to drill in
Why Howard Park scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Bel Air
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
20.7% poverty · this tract
5.2
Supply constraint
$1,260 rent vs county FMR
1.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bel Air
2.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bel Air
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bel Air
2.2
How Howard Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 16%Household composition
- 21%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.5%Food insecurity
- 10.8%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 7.8%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 29.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Howard Park
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.4/10. 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 Bel Air, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Harford County average of 6.0 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 45th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 24025303801
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24025303801?
Census tract 24025303801 in the Howard Park neighborhood 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 24025303801?
Median gross rent is $1,260/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24025303801?
20.7% of residents in tract 24025303801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,889.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24025303801?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 16th, minority 21th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 24025303801 considered part of Howard Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24025303801 fall within Howard Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24025303801 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24025303801 compare to Bel Air overall?
Tract 24025303801 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Bel Air at 5.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bel Air; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Bel Air
Top eight tracts in Bel Air ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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