2 census tracts · pop 7,697 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5.1
Potomac Edge spans 2 census tracts of North Potomac, MD and houses 7,697 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 31.4% citywide, putting Potomac Edge 14.1% over its own city.
The voucher gap is 34.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10.
Average gross rent is $3,105, 29% above the North Potomac average of $2,413. On the high side is supply constraint at 8.3/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.7% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 7.0% of adults, 10.8 points below the national rate. That places it #5 of 5 neighborhoods in North Potomac.
Only 11% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Potomac Grove and Quince Orchard Knolls score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $200,819, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Its 2 tracts score within 0.1 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Potomac Edge vs North PotomacHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport3%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Potomac Edge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.5%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility shutoff threat
6.9%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
4.2%No health insurance
15.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Potomac Edge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Potomac Edge?
Potomac Edge scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Potomac Edge compare to North Potomac overall?
Potomac Edge scores 0.9 points lower than North Potomac overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $3,105 vs $2,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Potomac Edge?
Average gross rent in Potomac eviction risk Edge is $3,105/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Potomac Edge residents are renters?
11% of Potomac Edge households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in North Potomac). The neighborhood has 7,697 residents.
Q5
Is Potomac Edge a high social-vulnerability area?
Potomac Edge sits in the 6th 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
Which tracts in Potomac Edge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Potomac Edge is census tract 24031700617 (score 5.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.1, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Potomac Edge for landlords?
Potomac eviction risk Edge carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Potomac as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Potomac Edge?
Potomac Edge has 7,447 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (56.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (30.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
