Neighborhood · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally

Potomac Grove Eviction Risk: Lower , North Potomac

Tract 24031700616 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 5,313 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of $1/10, tract 24031700616 in the Potomac Grove area of North Potomac ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,313 residents. On the national scale it ranks #21,062 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 25% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,538 monthly, set against $177,768 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.

Risk score

1.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 8% Owners 89%

Tract context

Occupied units1,813

Renter share10.8%

SVI overall0.08

Poverty rate3.6%

Median income$177,768

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across North Potomac and the region

Centroid at 39.1126, -77.2504 · click any tract to drill in

Why Potomac Grove scores 1.4

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

3.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,538 rent vs county FMR

6.0

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 Grove 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.

6%Socioeconomic
49%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
3%Housing & transportation

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

5.6%Housing insecurity
3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
3.5%Transit barriers
4.4%No health insurance
10.0%Frequent mental distress
17.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Potomac Grove

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from North Potomac eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Montgomery County average of 6.7 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 24031700616

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700616?

Census tract 24031700616 in the Potomac Grove neighborhood scores 1.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24031700616?

Median gross rent is $2,538/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700616?

3.6% of residents in tract 24031700616 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,313.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700616?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 6th, household 49th, minority 65th, housing 3th.

Is tract 24031700616 considered part of Potomac Grove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700616 fall within Potomac Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031700616 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.6% 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.

How does tract 24031700616 compare to North Potomac overall?

Tract 24031700616 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of North Potomac at 6.3/10. 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

Highest-risk tracts in North Potomac

Top eight tracts in North Potomac ranked by composite eviction-risk score.