Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally

Foster Branch Eviction Risk: Moderate , Joppatowne

Tract 24025301401 · Harford County, MD · pop 7,668 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

24025301401 is a census tract in the Foster Branch area of Joppatowne, MD. It scores 4.2/10 for landlords. Population here is 7,668. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.9/10.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 21% Owners 72%

Tract context

Occupied units3,118

Renter share28.7%

SVI overall0.20

Poverty rate6.6%

Median income$105,764

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Joppatowne and the region

Centroid at 39.4076, -76.3571 · click any tract to drill in

Why Foster Branch scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Joppatowne

5.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.4

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

6.6% poverty · this tract

1.7

Supply constraint

$1,618 rent vs county FMR

3.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Joppatowne

2.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Joppatowne

4.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Joppatowne

3.4

How Foster Branch compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

33%Socioeconomic
21%Household composition
38%Racial/ethnic minority
17%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Foster Branch. 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.

10.8%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
6.5%Transit barriers
7.3%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
24.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Foster Branch

Cost burden runs 25% here against 41.1% across Harford County. Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.7/10.

Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 2.7/10. Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.3 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

It tracks the Harford County average of 4.4 closely. Average gross rent is $1,618, close to the Joppatowne average.

Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $105,764.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 24025301401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24025301401?

Census tract 24025301401 in the Foster Branch neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24025301401?

Median gross rent is $1,618/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24025301401?

6.6% of residents in tract 24025301401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,668.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24025301401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 21th, minority 38th, housing 17th.

Is tract 24025301401 considered part of Foster Branch?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24025301401 fall within Foster Branch (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24025301401 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.8% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24025301401 compare to Joppatowne overall?

Tract 24025301401 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Joppatowne at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Joppatowne; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Joppatowne

Top eight tracts in Joppatowne ranked by composite eviction-risk score.