1 census tracts · pop 4,465 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 4.1–4.1
Pine Orchard is a one-tract neighborhood of Ellicott City, MD and houses 4,465 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Ellicott City baseline of 32.3%, about three-quarters of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The voucher gap is 39.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. At $2,744 a month, rents sit 33% over what the rest of Ellicott City commands.
Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 9/10. Disability prevalence reaches 16.1% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.7/10. 3.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
That places it #6 of 11 neighborhoods in Ellicott City. At 4% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Worthington and Nob Hill.
Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 4.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pine Orchard vs Ellicott CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport1%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pine Orchard
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.9%Housing insecurity
2.9%Utility shutoff threat
5.5%Food insecurity
2.9%SNAP enrollment
3.5%No health insurance
16.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pine Orchard
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pine Orchard?
Pine Orchard scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Pine Orchard compare to Ellicott City overall?
Pine Orchard scores 0.5 points lower than Ellicott City overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 77% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,744 vs $2,061.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pine Orchard?
Average gross rent in Pine Orchard is $2,744/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pine Orchard residents are renters?
4% of Pine Orchard households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Ellicott City). The neighborhood has 4,465 residents.
Q5
Is Pine Orchard a high social-vulnerability area?
Pine Orchard sits in the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Pine Orchard for landlords?
Pine Orchard carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Ellicott City as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pine Orchard?
Pine Orchard has 4,515 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (39.2%), Other / Multiracial (9.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.