Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
River Island Eviction Risk: Lower , Savage
Tract 24027606905 · Howard County, MD · pop 7,950 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 24027606905, home to 7,950 residents in the River Island area of Savage, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.
About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,174 monthly, set against $127,114 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units3,159
Renter share39.9%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$127,114
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Savage and the region
Centroid at 39.1372, -76.8232 · click any tract to drill in
Why River Island scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Savage
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,174 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Savage
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Savage
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Savage
4.7
How River Island compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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.
- 11.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.2%Food insecurity
- 8.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.6%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 14.0%Frequent mental distress
- 20.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in River Island
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. 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 Savage, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Howard County average of 6.5 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 20th 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 24027606905
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027606905?
Census tract 24027606905 in the River Island neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 24027606905?
Median gross rent is $2,174/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027606905?
7.4% of residents in tract 24027606905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,950.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027606905?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 9th, minority 69th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 24027606905 considered part of River Island?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027606905 fall within River Island (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027606905 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.2% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24027606905 compare to Savage overall?
Tract 24027606905 scores 2.2/10, lower than the parent city of Savage at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Savage; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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