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Neighborhood · Silver Spring, MD

Goodacre Knolls Eviction Risk: High

1 census tracts · pop 3,627 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.3/10 · range 8.3–8.3

Goodacre Knolls is a one-tract neighborhood of Silver Spring, MD and houses 3,627 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.3/10, placing it in the High tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Silver Spring rate of 31.2%.

This is a renter market: 69% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 2.3/10.

Running cool is economic stress, at 3/10. At $1,698 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Silver Spring commands. That places it #5 of 16 neighborhoods in Silver Spring.

For a like-for-like read, Oakview and Northwest Park score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $83,201.

One tract means one number: 8.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
8.3
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Goodacre Knolls vs Silver Spring How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
45.0% +44%
Silver Spring: 31.2%
Average gross rent
$1,698 -11%
Silver Spring: $1,913
Average HH income
$83,201 -16%
Silver Spring: $98,880
Poverty rate
11.8% +22%
Silver Spring: 9.7%
Renter share
69.0% +12%
Silver Spring: 61.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Goodacre Knolls and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 8.3–8.3

Why Goodacre Knolls scores 8.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.0–8.0 across tracts
8.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Rent control risk
45% of income on rent · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
69% renter households · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Economic stress
11.8% below poverty line · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.3–2.3 across tracts
2.3
Risk score comparison

Goodacre Knolls vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Goodacre Knolls score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.3Goodacre KnollsNeighborhood7.0Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Goodacre Knolls

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24031702301 8.3 3,627 45% $1,698
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 80

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 84%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 61%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 85%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Goodacre Knolls

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Goodacre Knolls

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Goodacre Knolls?

Goodacre Knolls scores 8.3/10 (High 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 Goodacre Knolls compare to Silver Spring overall?

Goodacre Knolls scores 1.3 points higher than Silver Spring overall (7/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,698 vs $1,913.
Q3

What is the average rent in Goodacre Knolls?

Average gross rent in Goodacre Knolls is $1,698/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Goodacre Knolls residents are renters?

69% of Goodacre Knolls households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Silver Spring). The neighborhood has 3,627 residents.
Q5

Is Goodacre Knolls a high social-vulnerability area?

Goodacre Knolls sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Goodacre Knolls for landlords?

Goodacre Knolls carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.3/10). 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 Silver Spring as a whole (7/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Goodacre Knolls?

Goodacre Knolls has 3,712 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (36.7%), Hispanic / Latino (34.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (19.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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