1 census tracts · pop 2,791 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 6.7–6.7
Arrowhead maps to a single census tract in Columbia, MD and houses 2,791 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6.7/10, in the Elevated tier. 50% 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.
Cost burden runs 70% against 27.9% citywide, putting Arrowhead 41.9% over its own city. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10. The poverty rate is 16%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
SNAP participation is 6.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 9.1% of adults, 8.7 points below the national rate.
That places it #4 of 19 neighborhoods in Columbia. At 11% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Elkhorn and Talbott Springs score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 12% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $1,923, close to the Columbia average.
One tract means one number: 6.7/10 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
6.7
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Arrowhead vs ColumbiaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport16%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Arrowhead
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.1%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
6.9%SNAP enrollment
5.6%No health insurance
24.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Arrowhead
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Arrowhead?
Arrowhead scores 6.7/10 (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 Arrowhead compare to Columbia overall?
Arrowhead scores 0.8 points higher than Columbia overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 70% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,923 vs $2,042.
Q3
What is the average rent in Arrowhead?
Average gross rent in Arrowhead is $1,923/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Arrowhead residents are renters?
11% of Arrowhead households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Columbia). The neighborhood has 2,791 residents.
Q5
Is Arrowhead a high social-vulnerability area?
Arrowhead sits in the 17th 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 Arrowhead for landlords?
Arrowhead carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). 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 Columbia as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Arrowhead?
Arrowhead has 2,769 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
