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

Olney Town Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 24031701315 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 4,343 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 24031701315 belongs to the Olney Town area of Olney, Maryland. It is home to 4,343 residents and scores 6.9/10, an elevated reading for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #5,651 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 47% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,560 a month against an average household income of $155,948 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.4

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 10% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,626

Renter share26.4%

SVI overall0.37

Poverty rate7.1%

Median income$155,948

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Olney and the region

Centroid at 39.1585, -77.0528 · click any tract to drill in

Why Olney Town scores 1.4

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

7.1% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$2,560 rent vs county FMR

6.1

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 Olney Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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

17%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
55%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.

9.2%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
10.2%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
12.7%Frequent mental distress
21.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Olney Town

What moves this score most 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 about the same as the Montgomery County average of 6.7 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 37th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 24031701315

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031701315?

Census tract 24031701315 in the Olney Town 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 24031701315?

Median gross rent is $2,560/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031701315?

7.1% of residents in tract 24031701315 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,343.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031701315?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 47th, minority 69th, housing 55th.

Is tract 24031701315 considered part of Olney Town?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031701315 fall within Olney Town (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031701315 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031701315 compare to Olney overall?

Tract 24031701315 scores 1.4/10, 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.