Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
Kenwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Bethesda
Tract 24031705502 ·
Montgomery County, MD · pop 4,232 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
24031705502 is a census tract in the Kenwood area of Bethesda, MD. It scores 5.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,232 residents. 43% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%Stable renters 10%Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,620
Renter share18.4%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$189,828
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Kenwood
Moderate
Within parent city
77th percentile
#5 of 18 tracts In Bethesda
High
Within county
49th percentile
#119 of 232 tracts In Montgomery County
Moderate
Within state
61th percentile
#571 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Bethesda and the region
Centroid at 38.9704, -77.1019 · click any tract to drill in
Why Kenwood scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bethesda
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,409 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bethesda
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bethesda
7.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bethesda
4.2
How Kenwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
8%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
29%Racial/ethnic minority
45%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.
5.2%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
5.5%Food insecurity
3.4%SNAP enrollment
3.4%Transit barriers
4.3%No health insurance
10.4%Frequent mental distress
20.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Kenwood
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.8/10. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.8/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.2/10.
Food insecurity runs 5.5% against 17.8% nationally. Adults with no health insurance runs 4.3% against 11.3% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 18% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Against average income of $189,828, annual rent is just 15%. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 47% of renters.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 24031705502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031705502?
Census tract 24031705502 in the Kenwood neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 24031705502?
Median gross rent is $2,409/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031705502?
7.4% of residents in tract 24031705502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,232.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031705502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 47th, minority 29th, housing 45th.
Q5
Is tract 24031705502 considered part of Kenwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031705502 fall within Kenwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031705502 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.2% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031705502 compare to Bethesda overall?
Tract 24031705502 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of Bethesda at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bethesda eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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