Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
Clarys Forest Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbia
Tract 24027605601 · Howard County, MD · pop 7,785 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 24027605601 in the Clarys Forest area of Columbia, MD reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Against Howard County at 45.4%, 63% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units3,238
Renter share32.1%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$130,656
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 39.2037, -76.8942 · click any tract to drill in
Why Clarys Forest scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbia
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,883 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbia
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbia
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbia
4.8
How Clarys Forest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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.
- 10.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.7%Food insecurity
- 8.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 6.1%No health insurance
- 13.4%Frequent mental distress
- 22.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Clarys Forest
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.9/10. The severe-burden share is 26%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.5/10.
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.4/10. Against the Howard County average of 5.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points.
SNAP participation runs 8.0% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 10.7% against 17.8% nationally.
That is riskier than roughly 80% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 4.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Against average income of $130,656, annual rent is just 17%. Average gross rent is $1,883, close to the Columbia average. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 24027605601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027605601?
Census tract 24027605601 in the Clarys Forest neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 24027605601?
Median gross rent is $1,883/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027605601?
10.3% of residents in tract 24027605601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,785.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027605601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 41th, minority 64th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 24027605601 considered part of Clarys Forest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027605601 fall within Clarys Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027605601 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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.
Q7
How does tract 24027605601 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 24027605601 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Columbia at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Columbia
Top eight tracts in Columbia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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7.3
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7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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