Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Potomac Springs Eviction Risk: Lower , Rockville
Tract 24031701002 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 3,907 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Potomac Springs in Rockville anchors census tract 24031701002, which lands at 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,039 a month against an average household income of $226,528 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,588
Renter share31.7%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate2.4%
Median income$226,528
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
7
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
46
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rockville and the region
Centroid at 39.0631, -77.1662 · click any tract to drill in
Why Potomac Springs scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rockville
6.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
2.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$3,039 rent vs county FMR
8.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rockville
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rockville
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rockville
6.0
How Potomac Springs compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 3%Socioeconomic
- 41%Household composition
- 47%Racial/ethnic minority
- 62%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.
- 5.8%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.5%Food insecurity
- 3.9%SNAP enrollment
- 3.7%Transit barriers
- 5.2%No health insurance
- 10.2%Frequent mental distress
- 20.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Potomac Springs
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 8.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Rockville 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 in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th 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 5.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% 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 24031701002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031701002?
Census tract 24031701002 in the Potomac Springs neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24031701002?
Median gross rent is $3,039/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031701002?
2.4% of residents in tract 24031701002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,907.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031701002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 41th, minority 47th, housing 62th.
Q5
Is tract 24031701002 considered part of Potomac Springs?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031701002 fall within Potomac Springs (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031701002 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.8% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031701002 compare to Rockville overall?
Tract 24031701002 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Rockville at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rockville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rockville
Top eight tracts in Rockville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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