Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally
Montgomery Run Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbia
Tract 24027606606 · Howard County, MD · pop 5,506 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 24027606606 covers part of the Montgomery Run area of Columbia, MD, and scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 5,506 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.9/10.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
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
95
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
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 7.3
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
It sits 2.0 points above the Howard County average of 5.3. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. At $1,619 a month, rents run 21% under what the rest of Columbia commands.
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.5/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.4/10.
That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 8.1/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. about half of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $87,284. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
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 7.3/10 (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 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 7.3/10, 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.
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Hopewell
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Longfellow
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Talbott Springs
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Arrowhead
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Elkhorn
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Faulkner Ridge
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Running Brook
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Clarys Forest
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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