Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #14,308 of 84,120 nationally
Talbott Springs Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbia
Tract 24027606603 · Howard County, MD · pop 9,024 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 24027606603 covers part of the Talbott Springs area of Columbia, MD, and scores 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.9/10.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units3,092
Renter share39.2%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$94,400
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Within county
91
th percentile
Very High
Within state
76
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 39.2088, -76.8447 · click any tract to drill in
Why Talbott Springs scores 6.7
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
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,856 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Talbott Springs compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 87%Household composition
- 79%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Talbott Springs. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 13.7%Housing insecurity
- 8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.7%Food insecurity
- 11.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Talbott Springs
Running cool, economic stress reads 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 19%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Against the Howard County average of 5.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points.
Running hot, local political climate reads 7.5/10. Against Howard County at 45.4%, roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened. Average gross rent is $1,856, 9% below the Columbia average.
Nationally it ranks #14,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.8/10. 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. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $94,400.
39% 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 24027606603
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027606603?
Census tract 24027606603 in the Talbott Springs 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24027606603?
Median gross rent is $1,856/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027606603?
5.9% of residents in tract 24027606603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 9,024.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027606603?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 87th, minority 79th, housing 76th.
Q5
Is tract 24027606603 considered part of Talbott Springs?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027606603 fall within Talbott Springs (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027606603 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.7% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24027606603 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 24027606603 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.
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7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Longfellow
7.3
/ 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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6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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