1 census tracts · pop 7,166 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 8.4/10
· range 8.4–8.4
Northwest Park maps to a single census tract in Silver Spring, MD and houses 7,166 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 8.4/10, in the High tier. 69% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Silver Spring rate of 31.2%.
35% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Annualized rent equals 32% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 33.7% of adults, 15.9 points above the national rate. That places it #1 of 16 neighborhoods in Silver Spring. For a like-for-like read, Oakview and Browns Corner score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,898, close to the Silver Spring average.
63% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 8.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
8.4
High
1 tracts · population-weighted
Northwest Park vs Silver SpringHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Northwest Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.1%Housing insecurity
14.1%Utility shutoff threat
33.7%Food insecurity
24.6%SNAP enrollment
26.0%No health insurance
32.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Northwest Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Northwest Park?
Northwest Park scores 8.4/10 (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 Northwest Park compare to Silver Spring overall?
Northwest Park scores 1.4 points higher than Silver Spring overall (7/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,898 vs $1,913.
Q3
What is the average rent in Northwest Park?
Average gross rent in Northwest Park is $1,898/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Northwest Park residents are renters?
63% of Northwest Park households are renter-occupied (vs 62% in Silver Spring). The neighborhood has 7,166 residents.
Q5
Is Northwest Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Northwest Park sits in the 95th 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 Northwest Park for landlords?
Northwest Park carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (8.4/10). 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 Northwest Park?
Northwest Park has 7,229 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (63.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
