Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally

Elkhorn Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbia

Tract 24027606704 · Howard County, MD · pop 6,836 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 24027606704 covers part of the Elkhorn area of Columbia, MD, and scores 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.9/10.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 25% Owners 58%

Tract context

Occupied units2,665

Renter share41.5%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate9.5%

Median income$109,911

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 39.1921, -76.8398 · click any tract to drill in

Why Elkhorn scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

9.5% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,362 rent vs county FMR

1.9

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 Elkhorn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

31%Socioeconomic
95%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
75%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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
10.1%SNAP enrollment
7.2%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
13.8%Frequent mental distress
24.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Elkhorn

At $1,362 a month, rents run 33% under what the rest of Columbia commands. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.9/10.

It sits 1.4 points above the Howard County average of 5.3. Running cool, economic stress reads 2.4/10. Severe burden reaches 11%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Howard County average of 45.4%. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 7.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Against average income of $109,911, annual rent is just 15%. Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 24027606704

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027606704?

Census tract 24027606704 in the Elkhorn neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24027606704?

Median gross rent is $1,362/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24027606704?

9.5% of residents in tract 24027606704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,836.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24027606704?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 95th, minority 74th, housing 75th.

Is tract 24027606704 considered part of Elkhorn?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027606704 fall within Elkhorn (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24027606704 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24027606704 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 24027606704 scores 6.7/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbia

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