1 census tracts · pop 6,089 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Lakelands Ridge is a one-tract neighborhood of Gaithersburg, MD and houses 6,089 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. SNAP participation is 2.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 4.9% of adults, 12.9 points below the national rate. At $2,369 a month, rents sit 15% over what the rest of Gaithersburg commands.
Severe burden reaches 9%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7/10.
Against a Gaithersburg baseline of 29.5%, 26% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. That places it #14 of 15 neighborhoods in Gaithersburg.
Against average income of $165,700, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lakelands Ridge vs GaithersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lakelands Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.1%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility shutoff threat
4.9%Food insecurity
2.7%SNAP enrollment
3.9%No health insurance
16.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lakelands Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lakelands Ridge?
Lakelands Ridge scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 Lakelands Ridge compare to Gaithersburg overall?
Lakelands Ridge scores 0.9 points lower than Gaithersburg overall (6.9/10). Renters spend 26% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,369 vs $2,058.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lakelands Ridge?
Average gross rent in Lakelands Ridge is $2,369/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lakelands Ridge residents are renters?
36% of Lakelands Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Gaithersburg). The neighborhood has 6,089 residents.
Q5
Is Lakelands Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Lakelands Ridge sits in the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Lakelands Ridge for landlords?
Lakelands Ridge carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). 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 Gaithersburg as a whole (6.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lakelands Ridge?
Lakelands Ridge has 6,116 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.3%), Hispanic / Latino (7.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
