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Neighborhood · Edgewood, MD

Courts of Harford Square Eviction Risk: Elevated

1 census tracts · pop 7,919 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10 · range 7.3–7.3

Courts of Harford Square maps to a single census tract in Edgewood, MD, population 7,919. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Edgewood baseline of 36.4%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The severe-burden share is 26%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The strongest single driver of the headline number is rent-regulation exposure at 7.7/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.3/10.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 24.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Food insecurity affects 28.7% of adults, 10.9 points above the national rate.

Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Edgewood, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Johnson Manor and Trimble Fields.

Average gross rent runs $1,426, close to the Edgewood average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $66,080. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 7.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Courts of Harford Square vs Edgewood How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.2% +57%
Edgewood: 36.4%
Average gross rent
$1,426 +4%
Edgewood: $1,375
Average HH income
$66,080 -23%
Edgewood: $86,355
Poverty rate
20.3% +92%
Edgewood: 10.6%
Renter share
47.9% +62%
Edgewood: 29.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Courts of Harford Square and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 7.3–7.3

Why Courts of Harford Square scores 7.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Rent control risk
57% of income on rent · Range 7.7–7.7 across tracts
7.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
48% renter households · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Economic stress
20.3% below poverty line · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Risk score comparison

Courts of Harford Square vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Courts of Harford Square score vs. parent city, state, U.S.7.3Courts of Harford Neighborhood5.9Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Courts of Harford Square

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
24025301302 7.3 7,919 57% $1,426
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 67

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 63%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 67%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Courts of Harford Square

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Courts of Harford Square

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Courts of Harford Square?

Courts of Harford Square scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 Courts of Harford Square compare to Edgewood overall?

Courts of Harford Square scores 1.4 points higher than Edgewood overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,426 vs $1,375.
Q3

What is the average rent in Courts of Harford Square?

Average gross rent in Courts of Harford Square is $1,426/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Courts of Harford Square residents are renters?

48% of Courts of Harford Square households are renter-occupied (vs 30% in Edgewood). The neighborhood has 7,919 residents.
Q5

Is Courts of Harford Square a high social-vulnerability area?

Courts of Harford Square sits in the 67th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Courts of Harford Square for landlords?

Courts of Harford Square carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 Edgewood as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Courts of Harford Square?

Courts of Harford Square has 8,231 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (59.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (23.5%), Hispanic / Latino (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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