Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally
Potomac Edge Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Potomac
Tract 24031700617 ·
Montgomery County, MD · pop 2,024 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 24031700617 covers part of the Potomac Edge area of North Potomac, MD, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,024 residents. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%Stable renters 7%Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units705
Renter share11.5%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$181,042
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Potomac Edge
Very High
Within parent city
40th percentile
#4 of 6 tracts In North Potomac
Moderate
Within county
25th percentile
#174 of 232 tracts In Montgomery County
Low
Within state
42th percentile
#848 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Potomac and the region
Centroid at 39.0944, -77.2254 · click any tract to drill in
Why Potomac Edge scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from North Potomac
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,994 rent vs county FMR
3.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Potomac
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Potomac
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Potomac
4.8
How Potomac Edge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
1%Socioeconomic
61%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
8%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Potomac Edge. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
6.0%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
7.3%Food insecurity
3.7%SNAP enrollment
3.7%Transit barriers
4.6%No health insurance
9.4%Frequent mental distress
16.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Potomac Edge
Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.2/10.
40% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Montgomery County average of 46.7%. SNAP participation runs 3.7% against 15.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $1,994, 17% below the North Potomac average. It sits 0.9 points below the Montgomery County average of 6.0.
Housing insecurity runs 6.0% against 14.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 11% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Against average income of $181,042, annual rent is just 13%. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing 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.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 24031700617
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700617?
Census tract 24031700617 in the Potomac Edge neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 24031700617?
Median gross rent is $1,994/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700617?
2.2% of residents in tract 24031700617 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,024.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700617?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 61th, minority 78th, housing 8th.
Q5
Is tract 24031700617 considered part of Potomac Edge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700617 fall within Potomac Edge (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031700617 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.0% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031700617 compare to North Potomac overall?
Tract 24031700617 scores 5.1/10, lower than the parent city of North Potomac at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Potomac eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
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Top eight tracts in North Potomac ranked by composite eviction-risk score.