Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
High Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , North Laurel
Tract 24027606906 · Howard County, MD · pop 6,441 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Tract 24027606906 covers High Ridge in North Laurel in Maryland. Home to 6,441 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,820 a month against an average household income of $123,309 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units2,147
Renter share19.7%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate1.5%
Median income$123,309
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
14
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Laurel and the region
Centroid at 39.1164, -76.8567 · click any tract to drill in
Why High Ridge scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Laurel
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
1.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,820 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Laurel
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Laurel
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Laurel
3.2
How High Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 72%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%Housing & transportation
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.
- 12.9%Housing insecurity
- 7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.6%Food insecurity
- 9.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 8.3%No health insurance
- 14.2%Frequent mental distress
- 21.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in High Ridge
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 North Laurel eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Howard County average of 6.5 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 34th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.9% 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 24027606906
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027606906?
Census tract 24027606906 in the High Ridge neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (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 24027606906?
Median gross rent is $1,820/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027606906?
1.5% of residents in tract 24027606906 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,441.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027606906?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 72th, minority 77th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 24027606906 considered part of High Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027606906 fall within High Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027606906 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.9% 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 24027606906 compare to North Laurel overall?
Tract 24027606906 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of North Laurel at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Laurel eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in North Laurel
Top eight tracts in North Laurel ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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