Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
Griffith Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Laytonsville
Tract 24031700103 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 5,318 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 24031700103, home to 5,318 residents in Griffith Park in Laytonsville, scores 6.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 32% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,214 a month while the average household earns $198,375 a year, roughly 7% of income at the averages. Renters make up 2% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 98%
Tract context
Occupied units1,843
Renter share2.1%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate2.5%
Median income$198,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
11
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laytonsville and the region
Centroid at 39.2251, -77.1155 · click any tract to drill in
Why Griffith Park scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Laytonsville
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
2.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,214 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Laytonsville
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Laytonsville
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Laytonsville
6.2
How Griffith Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 55%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%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.
- 7.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 5.0%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 11.5%Frequent mental distress
- 20.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Griffith Park
The heaviest input here 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 Laytonsville, 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 in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th 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.
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 4.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 24031700103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700103?
Census tract 24031700103 in the Griffith Park neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (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 24031700103?
Median gross rent is $1,214/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700103?
2.5% of residents in tract 24031700103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,318.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 25th, minority 55th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 24031700103 considered part of Griffith Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700103 fall within Griffith Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031700103 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031700103 compare to Laytonsville overall?
Tract 24031700103 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Laytonsville at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laytonsville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Laytonsville
Top eight tracts in Laytonsville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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