2 census tracts · pop 6,301 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.9–6.1
Brookdale takes in 2 census tracts of Bethesda, MD and houses 6,301 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2.1/10. Against a Bethesda baseline of 28.7%, 35% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. SNAP participation is 4.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 6.9% of adults, 10.9 points below the national rate. The voucher gap is 11.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Among the 17 mapped neighborhoods of Bethesda, it ranks #4 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Downtown Bethesda and Kenwood score within a fraction of it. Its 2 tracts score within 0.2 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $2,578, close to the Bethesda average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $132,149.
58% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Brookdale vs BethesdaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority48%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport76%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brookdale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.9%Housing insecurity
3.5%Utility shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
4.1%SNAP enrollment
5.6%No health insurance
22.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brookdale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brookdale?
Brookdale scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Brookdale compare to Bethesda overall?
Brookdale scores 0.3 points lower than Bethesda overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,578 vs $2,469.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brookdale?
Average gross rent in Brookdale is $2,578/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brookdale residents are renters?
58% of Brookdale households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Bethesda). The neighborhood has 6,301 residents.
Q5
Is Brookdale a high social-vulnerability area?
Brookdale sits in the 34th 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
Which tracts in Brookdale have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Brookdale is census tract 24031705602 (score 6.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 6.1, a spread of 0.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Brookdale for landlords?
Brookdale carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Brookdale?
Brookdale has 6,065 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.4%), Hispanic / Latino (10.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
