1 census tracts · pop 1,434 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 6.5–6.5
Alta Vista is a one-tract neighborhood of Bethesda, MD and houses 1,434 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.5/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $1,780, 28% below the Bethesda average of $2,469. 13% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Against a Bethesda baseline of 28.7%, roughly one in four of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.4/10.
SNAP participation is 3.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 5.8% of adults, 12.0 points below the national rate. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.7/10.
That places it #2 of 17 neighborhoods in Bethesda. The closest comparables inside the same city are Woodmont Triangle and Brookdale.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $92,625. 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Alta Vista vs BethesdaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport26%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Alta Vista
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.4%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility shutoff threat
5.8%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
20.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Alta Vista
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Alta Vista?
Alta Vista scores 6.5/10 (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 Alta Vista compare to Bethesda overall?
Alta Vista scores 0.2 points higher than Bethesda overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,780 vs $2,469.
Q3
What is the average rent in Alta Vista?
Average gross rent in Alta Vista is $1,780/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Alta Vista residents are renters?
34% of Alta Vista households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Bethesda). The neighborhood has 1,434 residents.
Q5
Is Alta Vista a high social-vulnerability area?
Alta Vista sits in the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). 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 for landlords?
Alta Vista carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Alta Vista?
Alta Vista has 1,508 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.2%), Hispanic / Latino (20.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
