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Brinkleigh Eviction Risk: Lower , Ellicott City

Tract 24027602202 · Howard County, MD · pop 5,812 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 24027602202 covers Brinkleigh in Ellicott City, home to 5,812 residents. For landlords it grades 6.5/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,820 a month while the average household earns $181,328 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 11% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,935
Renter share24.2%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate5.7%
Median income$181,328

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Brinkleigh
Moderate
Within parent city
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 14 tracts In Ellicott City
High
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 59 tracts In Howard County
High
Within state
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#813 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Ellicott City and the region

Centroid at 39.2857, -76.8401 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brinkleigh scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Ellicott City
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
5.7% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,820 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ellicott City
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ellicott City
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ellicott City
4.4

How Brinkleigh compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Brinkleigh risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 602202Ellicott City: 6.26.2Ellicott Cityparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brinkleigh

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 Ellicott City eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Howard County average of 6.5 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 24027602202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027602202?

Census tract 24027602202 in the Brinkleigh neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 24027602202?

Median gross rent is $1,820/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24027602202?

5.7% of residents in tract 24027602202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,812.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24027602202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 71th, minority 60th, housing 31th.
Q5

Is tract 24027602202 considered part of Brinkleigh?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027602202 fall within Brinkleigh (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24027602202 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.9% 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. 4.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24027602202 compare to Ellicott City overall?

Tract 24027602202 scores 2.9/10, lower than the parent city of Ellicott City at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ellicott City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ellicott City

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

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