Neighborhood · Ranked #19,618 of 84,120 nationally
Wickford Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Bethesda
Tract 24031701223 ·
Montgomery County, MD · pop 2,973 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
24031701223 is a census tract in the Wickford area of North Bethesda, MD. It scores 5.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 2,973 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%Stable renters 35%Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units1,554
Renter share59.5%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$126,736
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Wickford
Very High
Within parent city
36th percentile
#8 of 12 tracts In North Bethesda
Low
Within county
47th percentile
#123 of 232 tracts In Montgomery County
Moderate
Within state
61th percentile
#571 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Bethesda and the region
Centroid at 39.0325, -77.1111 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wickford scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from North Bethesda
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,535 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Bethesda
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Bethesda
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Bethesda
4.1
How Wickford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
7.2%Housing insecurity
4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
6.9%Food insecurity
4.0%SNAP enrollment
4.2%Transit barriers
5.5%No health insurance
12.1%Frequent mental distress
15.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wickford
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.2/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10.
Disability prevalence runs 15.9% against 31.5% nationally. Severe burden reaches 13%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Against Montgomery County at 46.7%, 42% of renters here are cost-burdened. Average gross rent is $2,535, 16% above the North Bethesda average.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Nationally it ranks #19,618 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.8/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 24031701223
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031701223?
Census tract 24031701223 in the Wickford neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 24031701223?
Median gross rent is $2,535/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031701223?
2.3% of residents in tract 24031701223 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,973.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031701223?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 2th, minority 58th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 24031701223 considered part of Wickford?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031701223 fall within Wickford (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031701223 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.2% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031701223 compare to North Bethesda overall?
Tract 24031701223 scores 5.9/10, lower than the parent city of North Bethesda at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Bethesda eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in North Bethesda
Top eight tracts in North Bethesda ranked by composite eviction-risk score.