Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
Damascus Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 24031700208 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 2,397 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
For landlords sizing up the Damascus Terrace neighborhood of Damascus, census tract 24031700208 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. It lands near the 81st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,606 a month against an average household income of $125,167 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units840
Renter share15.8%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$125,167
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Damascus and the region
Centroid at 39.2905, -77.1778 · click any tract to drill in
Why Damascus Terrace scores 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Damascus
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,606 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Damascus
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Damascus
2.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Damascus
4.3
How Damascus Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 44%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%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.
- 9.6%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 6.6%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 13.6%Frequent mental distress
- 22.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Damascus Terrace
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.3/10. 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 Damascus, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Montgomery County average of 6.7 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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 24031700208
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700208?
Census tract 24031700208 in the Damascus Terrace neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 24031700208?
Median gross rent is $1,606/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700208?
3.0% of residents in tract 24031700208 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,397.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700208?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 83th, minority 44th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 24031700208 considered part of Damascus Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700208 fall within Damascus Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031700208 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.6% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031700208 compare to Damascus overall?
Tract 24031700208 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Damascus at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Damascus; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Damascus
Top eight tracts in Damascus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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