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Neighborhood · Bethesda, MD

Alta Vista Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,003 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10 · range 5.5–5.5

Alta Vista Terrace is a one-tract neighborhood of Bethesda, MD, population 4,003. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Bethesda baseline of 28.7%, 13% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 10/10. The voucher gap is 51.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Average gross rent is $3,501, 42% above the Bethesda average of $2,469.

Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10. Disability prevalence reaches 17.1% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10.

4.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Bethesda, it ranks #8 by risk, the middle third.

Only 7% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Against average income of $250,001, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.

Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Alta Vista Terrace vs Bethesda How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
12.8% -55%
Bethesda: 28.7%
Average gross rent
$3,501 +42%
Bethesda: $2,469
Average HH income
$250,001 +31%
Bethesda: $191,348
Poverty rate
3.5% -12%
Bethesda: 4.0%
Renter share
6.8% -81%
Bethesda: 36.0%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Alta Vista Terrace and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.5–5.5

Why Alta Vista Terrace scores 5.5

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 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.2–8.2 across tracts
8.2
Rent control risk
13% of income on rent · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
7% renter households · Range 7.4–7.4 across tracts
7.4
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.2–4.2 across tracts
4.2
Economic stress
3.5% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Risk score comparison

Alta Vista Terrace vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Alta Vista Terrace score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.5Alta Vista TerraceNeighborhood6.3Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Alta Vista Terrace

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24031704503 5.5 4,003 13% $3,501
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 14

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

Socioeconomic status 4%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 63%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Alta Vista Terrace

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Alta Vista Terrace

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Alta Vista Terrace?

Alta Vista Terrace scores 5.5/10 (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 Alta Vista Terrace compare to Bethesda overall?

Alta Vista Terrace scores 0.8 points lower than Bethesda overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 13% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $3,501 vs $2,469.
Q3

What is the average rent in Alta Vista Terrace?

Average gross rent in Alta Vista Terrace is $3,501/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Alta Vista Terrace residents are renters?

7% of Alta Vista Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Bethesda). The neighborhood has 4,003 residents.
Q5

Is Alta Vista Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?

Alta Vista Terrace sits in the 14th 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 Alta Vista Terrace for landlords?

Alta Vista Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Bethesda as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Alta Vista Terrace?

Alta Vista Terrace has 3,965 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (64.1%), Other / Multiracial (13.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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