1 census tracts · pop 8,350 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.8–5.8
Fairknoll is a one-tract neighborhood of Colesville, MD, population 8,350. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.8/10, Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 40%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
What pushes the score up most is rent-regulation exposure at 9.6/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10.
At $1,372 a month, rents sit 28% under what the rest of Colesville commands. On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.4/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for about half of renter households. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Colesville, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Only 14% 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.
For a like-for-like read, Rocky Brook Park and East Springbrook score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.8/10 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
5.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fairknoll vs ColesvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport10%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fairknoll
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.7%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility shutoff threat
13.2%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
8.7%No health insurance
23.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fairknoll
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairknoll?
Fairknoll scores 5.8/10 (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 Fairknoll compare to Colesville overall?
Fairknoll scores 0.1 points lower than Colesville overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 51% citywide. Average rent: $1,372 vs $1,893.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairknoll?
Average gross rent in Fairknoll is $1,372/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairknoll residents are renters?
14% of Fairknoll households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in Colesville). The neighborhood has 8,350 residents.
Q5
Is Fairknoll a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairknoll sits in the 37th 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 Fairknoll for landlords?
Fairknoll carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Colesville as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fairknoll?
Fairknoll has 8,437 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (37.6%), Hispanic / Latino (21.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
