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Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally

Sherwood Forest Eviction Risk: Lower , Colesville

Tract 24031701507 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 5,412 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 24031701507, home to 5,412 residents in the Sherwood Forest area of Colesville, scores $1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

65% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 49% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,806 a month against an average household income of $138,611 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 11% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,986
Renter share32.8%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$138,611

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Sherwood Forest
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Colesville
Very Low
Within county
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#180 of 232 tracts In Montgomery County
Low
Within state
16 th percentile
Rank, 16th percentileLowHigh
#1,231 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Colesville and the region

Centroid at 39.0834, -77.0136 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sherwood Forest scores 1.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Colesville
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,806 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Colesville
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Colesville
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Colesville
6.4

How Sherwood Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sherwood Forest risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.41.4This tracttract 701507Colesville: 6.26.2Colesvilleparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sherwood Forest

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Colesville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Montgomery County average of 6.7 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 7.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 24031701507

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031701507?

Census tract 24031701507 in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (Lower 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 24031701507?

Median gross rent is $1,806/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031701507?

3.8% of residents in tract 24031701507 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,412.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031701507?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 54th, minority 76th, housing 41th.
Q5

Is tract 24031701507 considered part of Sherwood Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031701507 fall within Sherwood Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24031701507 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.3% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24031701507 compare to Colesville overall?

Tract 24031701507 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of Colesville at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Colesville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Colesville

Top eight tracts in Colesville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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