Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally
Montgomery Run Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia
Tract 24027606606 · Howard County, MD · pop 5,506 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 24027606606 (Montgomery Run in Columbia, Maryland) comes in at $1/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,619 monthly, set against $87,284 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units2,183
Renter share55.9%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$87,284
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
58
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 39.2089, -76.8102 · click any tract to drill in
Why Montgomery Run scores 3.7
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
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$1,619 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Montgomery Run compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 67%Socioeconomic
- 80%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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.
- 15.2%Housing insecurity
- 9.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.5%Food insecurity
- 13.4%SNAP enrollment
- 9.1%Transit barriers
- 10.2%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 25.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Montgomery Run
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 Columbia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Howard County average of 6.5 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 15.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 24027606606
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027606606?
Census tract 24027606606 in the Montgomery Run neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 24027606606?
Median gross rent is $1,619/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027606606?
14.4% of residents in tract 24027606606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,506.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027606606?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 80th, minority 78th, housing 76th.
Q5
Is tract 24027606606 considered part of Montgomery Run?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027606606 fall within Montgomery Run (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027606606 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.2% 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. 9.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24027606606 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 24027606606 scores 3.7/10, lower than the parent city of Columbia at 6.1/10. 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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3.6
/ 10 · Low
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3.5
/ 10 · Low
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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.7
/ 10 · Low
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2.6
/ 10 · Low
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2.5
/ 10 · Low
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