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Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

Quail Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Elkridge

Tract 24027601205 · Howard County, MD · pop 4,823 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Quail Ridge neighborhood of Elkridge is where census tract 24027601205 sits, home to 4,823 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.2/10. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.

About 64% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,994 a month against an average household income of $93,300 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 15% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,876
Renter share41.0%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$93,300

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Quail Ridge
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Elkridge
Elevated
Within county
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 59 tracts In Howard County
High
Within state
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#787 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Elkridge and the region

Centroid at 39.2132, -76.7297 · click any tract to drill in

Why Quail Ridge scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Elkridge
8.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,994 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elkridge
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elkridge
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elkridge
6.2

How Quail Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Quail Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 601205Elkridge: 6.36.3Elkridgeparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Quail Ridge

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Elkridge 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.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 45th 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 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 24027601205

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027601205?

Census tract 24027601205 in the Quail Ridge neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 24027601205?

Median gross rent is $1,994/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24027601205?

4.2% of residents in tract 24027601205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,823.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24027601205?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 48th, minority 68th, housing 38th.
Q5

Is tract 24027601205 considered part of Quail Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027601205 fall within Quail Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24027601205 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.4% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24027601205 compare to Elkridge overall?

Tract 24027601205 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Elkridge at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elkridge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Elkridge

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

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