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Neighborhood · Silver Spring, MD

Kilmarock Eviction Risk: High

2 census tracts · pop 5,890 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.1/10 · range 7.6–8.4

Kilmarock spans 2 census tracts of Silver Spring, MD and houses 5,890 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 8.1/10, placing it in the High tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Silver Spring rate of 31.2%.

The severe-burden share is 28%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.2/10.

77% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Average gross rent is $1,350, 29% below the Silver Spring average of $1,913.

The poverty rate is 25%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10.

Food insecurity affects 26.1% of adults, 8.3 points above the national rate. 17.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Silver Spring, it ranks #6 by risk, the middle third.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $61,203.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
8.1
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Kilmarock vs Silver Spring How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
52.3% +68%
Silver Spring: 31.2%
Average gross rent
$1,350 -29%
Silver Spring: $1,913
Average HH income
$61,203 -38%
Silver Spring: $98,880
Poverty rate
25.0% +159%
Silver Spring: 9.7%
Renter share
76.8% +24%
Silver Spring: 61.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Kilmarock and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 7.6–8.4

Why Kilmarock scores 8.1

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 7.0–9.1 across tracts
7.9
Rent control risk
52% of income on rent · Range 6.0–7.8 across tracts
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.2–6.5 across tracts
6.0
Tenant organizing strength
77% renter households · Range 6.5–9.0 across tracts
7.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Economic stress
25.0% below poverty line · Range 1.3–9.8 across tracts
6.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.3 across tracts
1.2
Risk score comparison

Kilmarock vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Kilmarock score vs. parent city, state, U.S.8.1KilmarockNeighborhood7.0Parent cityhost city5.5Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Kilmarock

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24031701900 8.4 3,440 59% $1,447
24031701702 7.6 2,450 43% $1,213
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 82

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 83%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 27%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Kilmarock

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

Frequently asked

About Kilmarock

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Kilmarock?

Kilmarock scores 8.1/10 (High tier) across 2 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 Kilmarock compare to Silver Spring overall?

Kilmarock scores 1.1 points higher than Silver Spring overall (7/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,350 vs $1,913.
Q3

What is the average rent in Kilmarock?

Average gross rent in Kilmarock is $1,350/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Kilmarock residents are renters?

77% of Kilmarock households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Silver Spring). The neighborhood has 5,890 residents.
Q5

Is Kilmarock a high social-vulnerability area?

Kilmarock sits in the 82nd 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

Which tracts in Kilmarock have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Kilmarock is census tract 24031701900 (score 8.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 7.6 to 8.4, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7

How safe is Kilmarock for landlords?

Kilmarock carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.1/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Kilmarock?

Kilmarock has 5,617 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (38.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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