Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Running Brook Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia

Tract 24027605401 · Howard County, MD · pop 5,412 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Running Brook in Columbia anchors census tract 24027605401, which lands at 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #8,050 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,915 monthly, set against $109,745 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

2.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 30% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units2,245

Renter share53.2%

SVI overall0.23

Poverty rate5.7%

Median income$109,745

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 39.2331, -76.8562 · click any tract to drill in

Why Running Brook scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

5.7% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$1,915 rent vs county FMR

4.7

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 Running Brook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

11%Socioeconomic
42%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
27%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Running Brook. 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.

9.6%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
20.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Running Brook

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 Columbia eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Howard County average of 6.5 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 24027605401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027605401?

Census tract 24027605401 in the Running Brook neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24027605401?

Median gross rent is $1,915/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24027605401?

5.7% of residents in tract 24027605401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,412.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24027605401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 42th, minority 75th, housing 27th.

Is tract 24027605401 considered part of Running Brook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027605401 fall within Running Brook (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24027605401 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.6% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24027605401 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 24027605401 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Columbia at 6.1/10. 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.