1 census tracts · pop 7,950 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10
· range 6.2–6.2
River Island maps to a single census tract in Savage, MD and houses 7,950 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.2/10, Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 44%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Savage baseline of 29.1%, 63% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1.8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.8/10.
The voucher gap is 10.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Average gross rent runs $2,174, close to the Savage average.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $127,114. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 6.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
River Island vs SavageHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in River Island
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.2%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
8.1%SNAP enrollment
6.3%No health insurance
20.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About River Island
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for River Island?
River Island scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 River Island compare to Savage overall?
River Island scores 0.1 points higher than Savage overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,174 vs $2,053.
Q3
What is the average rent in River Island?
Average gross rent in River Island is $2,174/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of River Island residents are renters?
40% of River Island households are renter-occupied (vs 41% in Savage). The neighborhood has 7,950 residents.
Q5
Is River Island a high social-vulnerability area?
River Island sits in the 20th 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 River Island for landlords?
River Island carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). 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 Savage as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of River Island?
River Island has 8,069 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (45.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.5%), Hispanic / Latino (10.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
