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Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally

Damascus Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 24031700208 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 2,397 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

With a score of 3.9/10, tract 24031700208 in the Damascus Terrace area of Damascus, MD reads lower for landlord eviction risk. 38% 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
3.9
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 neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Damascus Terrace
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Damascus
Elevated
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#212 of 232 tracts In Montgomery County
Very Low
Within state
22 th percentile
Rank, 22nd percentileLowHigh
#1,145 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
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 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Damascus Terrace risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.9This tracttract 7002084.5Damascusparent city6.1Countyavg tract in county5.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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 Damascus Terrace

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10.

It sits 2.1 points below the Montgomery County average of 6.0. 38% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Montgomery County average of 46.7%. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.2/10.

SNAP participation runs 6.6% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 10.4% against 17.8% nationally.

At $1,606 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Damascus commands. That is riskier than roughly 40% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

At 16% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $125,167, annual rent is just 15%.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

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 3.9/10 (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 3.9/10, lower than the parent city of Damascus at 4.5/10. 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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