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Highlands of Olney Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 24031701314 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 2,807 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 24031701314 sits in Highlands of Olney in Olney eviction risk, Maryland eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. That is riskier than about 81% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 32% of renter households, a high level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,631 a month while the average household earns $165,163 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 11% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units1,019

Renter share15.8%

SVI overall0.12

Poverty rate0.5%

Median income$165,163

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Olney and the region

Centroid at 39.1471, -77.0607 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highlands of Olney scores 1.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Olney

8.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.0

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

0.5% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,631 rent vs county FMR

6.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Olney

6.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Olney

3.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Olney

4.8

How Highlands of Olney compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 12

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

9%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
15%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.

7.7%Housing insecurity
4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
8.0%Food insecurity
4.8%SNAP enrollment
4.5%Transit barriers
6.0%No health insurance
11.3%Frequent mental distress
18.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highlands of Olney

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.6/10. 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 Olney 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 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 12th 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 24031701314

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031701314?

Census tract 24031701314 in the Highlands of Olney neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (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 24031701314?

Median gross rent is $2,631/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031701314?

0.5% of residents in tract 24031701314 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,807.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031701314?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 23th, minority 65th, housing 15th.

Is tract 24031701314 considered part of Highlands of Olney?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031701314 fall within Highlands of Olney (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031701314 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.7% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031701314 compare to Olney overall?

Tract 24031701314 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Olney at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Olney eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Olney

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