1 census tracts · pop 5,313 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Potomac Grove is a one-tract neighborhood of North Potomac, MD and houses 5,313 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
Cost burden runs 25% against 31.4% citywide, putting Potomac Grove 6.8% under its own city. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 5.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The severe-burden share is 8%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
4.4% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. 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. The closest comparables inside the same city are Potomac Edge and Quince Orchard Knolls. Against average income of $177,768, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $2,538, close to the North Potomac average.
One tract means one number: 5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Potomac Grove vs North PotomacHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%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 Grove
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.6%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
4.4%No health insurance
17.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Potomac Grove
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Potomac Grove?
Potomac Grove scores 5/10 (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 Potomac Grove compare to North Potomac overall?
Potomac Grove scores 0.9 points lower than North Potomac overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 25% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,538 vs $2,413.
Q3
What is the average rent in Potomac Grove?
Average gross rent in Potomac eviction risk Grove is $2,538/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Potomac Grove residents are renters?
11% of Potomac Grove households are renter-occupied (vs 17% in North Potomac). The neighborhood has 5,313 residents.
Q5
Is Potomac Grove a high social-vulnerability area?
Potomac Grove sits in the 8th 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 Potomac Grove for landlords?
Potomac eviction risk Grove carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 Potomac as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Potomac Grove?
Potomac Grove has 5,231 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (28.8%), Hispanic / Latino (9.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
