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 BethesdaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%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.
5.6%Housing insecurity
3.3%Utility shutoff threat
5.7%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
4.5%No health insurance
17.1%Any disability
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.