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Neighborhood · Ellicott City, MD

Pine Orchard Eviction Risk: Moderate

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 City How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
76.8% +138%
Ellicott City: 32.3%
Average gross rent
$2,744 +33%
Ellicott City: $2,061
Average HH income
$214,432 +29%
Ellicott City: $166,674
Poverty rate
2.0% -41%
Ellicott City: 3.4%
Renter share
3.8% -86%
Ellicott City: 28.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Pine Orchard and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.1–4.1

Why Pine Orchard scores 4.1

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.2–7.2 across tracts
7.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Rent control risk
77% of income on rent · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
4% renter households · Range 2.7–2.7 across tracts
2.7
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Economic stress
2.0% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Risk score comparison

Pine Orchard vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Pine Orchard score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.1Pine OrchardNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Pine Orchard

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24027602303 4.1 4,465 77% $2,744
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 2

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 1%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 18%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 1%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.

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.
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Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Pine Orchard.

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