Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,032 of 84,120 nationally
Ken Gar Eviction Risk: Elevated , Kensington
Tract 24031704200 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 2,241 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
24031704200 is a census tract in the Ken Gar area of Kensington, MD. It scores 6.4/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,241. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units828
Renter share47.6%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$149,698
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kensington and the region
Centroid at 39.0268, -77.0737 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ken Gar scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kensington
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,105 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kensington
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kensington
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kensington
5.6
How Ken Gar compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 4.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 11.4%Frequent mental distress
- 18.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ken Gar
28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.9/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.6/10.
Disability prevalence runs 18.7% against 31.5% nationally. SNAP participation runs 4.5% against 15.2% nationally.
Against Montgomery County at 46.7%, 51% of renters here are cost-burdened. Nationally it ranks #16,032 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 4.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Against average income of $149,698, annual rent is just 17%. Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter.
It tracks the Montgomery County average of 6.0 closely. Average gross rent is $2,105, close to the Kensington average. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 24031704200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031704200?
Census tract 24031704200 in the Ken Gar neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated 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 24031704200?
Median gross rent is $2,105/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031704200?
6.6% of residents in tract 24031704200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,241.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031704200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 61th, minority 52th, housing 39th.
Q5
Is tract 24031704200 considered part of Ken Gar?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031704200 fall within Ken Gar (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031704200 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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 24031704200 compare to Kensington overall?
Tract 24031704200 scores 6.4/10, lower than the parent city of Kensington at 6.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kensington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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