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Neighborhood · North Bethesda, MD

Windermere Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 7,319 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10 · range 5.7–5.7

Windermere is a one-tract neighborhood of North Bethesda, MD, population 7,319. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. At $3,248 a month, rents sit 48% over what the rest of North Bethesda commands.

The voucher gap is 40.4%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint is supply constraint at 9/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Disability prevalence reaches 17.6% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.

The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. about a quarter of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, lower than the North Bethesda rate of 27.4%. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of North Bethesda, it ranks #9 by risk, the lower third.

At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Lone Oak and Stratton Woods.

One tract means one number: 5.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Windermere vs North Bethesda How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
23.3% -15%
North Bethesda: 27.4%
Average gross rent
$3,248 +48%
North Bethesda: $2,191
Average HH income
$219,118 +70%
North Bethesda: $128,970
Poverty rate
1.9% -67%
North Bethesda: 5.7%
Renter share
21.3% -57%
North Bethesda: 49.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Windermere and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.7–5.7

Why Windermere scores 5.7

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
23% 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
21% 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
1.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Risk score comparison

Windermere vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Windermere score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.7WindermereNeighborhood6.6Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Windermere

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24031701205 5.7 7,319 23% $3,248
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 13

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

Socioeconomic status 2%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 52%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Windermere

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

Frequently asked

About Windermere

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Windermere?

Windermere scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 Windermere compare to North Bethesda overall?

Windermere scores 0.9 points lower than North Bethesda overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 23% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $3,248 vs $2,191.
Q3

What is the average rent in Windermere?

Average gross rent in Windermere is $3,248/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 23% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Windermere residents are renters?

21% of Windermere households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in North Bethesda). The neighborhood has 7,319 residents.
Q5

Is Windermere a high social-vulnerability area?

Windermere sits in the 13th 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 Windermere for landlords?

Windermere carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Windermere?

Windermere has 7,087 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (68.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Windermere.

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