Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Stonecrest Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Ellicott City
Tract 24027602800 · Howard County, MD · pop 6,121 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 24027602800 belongs to Stonecrest Hills in Ellicott City, Maryland. It is home to 6,121 residents and scores 5.8/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 68th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
23% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,913 a month while the average household earns $155,583 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,202
Renter share26.2%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$155,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
85
th percentile
High
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ellicott City and the region
Centroid at 39.2613, -76.8077 · click any tract to drill in
Why Stonecrest Hills scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,913 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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 Stonecrest Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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.
- 8.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.5%Food insecurity
- 6.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 12.3%Frequent mental distress
- 20.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Stonecrest Hills
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 below the Howard County average of 6.5 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 24027602800
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027602800?
Census tract 24027602800 in the Stonecrest Hills neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 24027602800?
Median gross rent is $1,913/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027602800?
7.9% of residents in tract 24027602800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,121.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027602800?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 77th, minority 66th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 24027602800 considered part of Stonecrest Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027602800 fall within Stonecrest Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027602800 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.1% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24027602800 compare to Ellicott City overall?
Tract 24027602800 scores 3.1/10, 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.
Tract · MD
Ivy Hill
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Chestnut Hill
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MD
Brinkleigh
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MD
Market Square South
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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Worthington
2.8
/ 10 · Low
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Mount Hebron
2.7
/ 10 · Low
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Glenmont
2.7
/ 10 · Low
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Pine Orchard
2.7
/ 10 · Low
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