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Neighborhood · North Bethesda, MD

Spring Lake Park Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 4,404 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8/10 · range 8–8

Spring Lake Park maps to a single census tract in North Bethesda, MD and houses 4,404 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 8/10, High tier. 54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the North Bethesda rate of 27.4%.

This is a renter market: 100% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10.

The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Average gross rent is $1,894, 14% below the North Bethesda average of $2,191.

Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of North Bethesda, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $74,559.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 8/10 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
8
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Spring Lake Park vs North Bethesda How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.6% +96%
North Bethesda: 27.4%
Average gross rent
$1,894 -14%
North Bethesda: $2,191
Average HH income
$74,559 -42%
North Bethesda: $128,970
Poverty rate
12.4% +118%
North Bethesda: 5.7%
Renter share
99.7% +101%
North Bethesda: 49.6%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Spring Lake Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 8–8

Why Spring Lake Park scores 8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.2–8.2 across tracts
8.2
Rent control risk
54% of income on rent · Range 4.8–4.8 across tracts
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
100% renter households · Range 9.2–9.2 across tracts
9.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.1–4.1 across tracts
4.1
Economic stress
12.4% below poverty line · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.2–3.2 across tracts
3.2
Risk score comparison

Spring Lake Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Spring Lake Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.0Spring Lake ParkNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Spring Lake Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24031701219 8 4,404 54% $1,894
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 87

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 81%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 56%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Spring Lake Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Spring Lake Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Spring Lake Park?

Spring Lake Park scores 8/10 (High 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 Spring Lake Park compare to North Bethesda overall?

Spring Lake Park scores 1.4 points higher than North Bethesda overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,894 vs $2,191.
Q3

What is the average rent in Spring Lake Park?

Average gross rent in Spring Lake Park is $1,894/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Spring Lake Park residents are renters?

100% of Spring Lake Park households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in North Bethesda). The neighborhood has 4,404 residents.
Q5

Is Spring Lake Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Spring Lake Park sits in the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Spring Lake Park for landlords?

Spring Lake Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8/10). 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 North Bethesda as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Spring Lake Park?

Spring Lake Park has 4,517 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (43.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (18%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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