Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #12,481 of 84,120 nationally
Wheaton Crest Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 24031703702 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 4,445 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi
Census tract 24031703702 covers part of the Wheaton Crest area of Wheaton, MD, and scores 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,445. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,317
Renter share21.6%
SVI overall0.48
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$116,033
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wheaton and the region
Centroid at 39.0487, -77.0563 · click any tract to drill in
Why Wheaton Crest scores 7.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wheaton
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$2,413 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wheaton
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wheaton
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wheaton
6.1
How Wheaton Crest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 48
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 42%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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.
- 16.0%Housing insecurity
- 8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 19.2%Food insecurity
- 12.5%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 15.9%No health insurance
- 13.8%Frequent mental distress
- 25.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Wheaton Crest
The severe-burden share is 29%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.2/10.
Running hot, regional political climate reads 8/10. Against the Montgomery County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points.
Average gross rent is $2,413, 12% above the Wheaton average. On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 22% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.3/10. Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.6 points hotter.
48% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Annual rent works out to 25% of average household income of $116,033.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 24031703702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031703702?
Census tract 24031703702 in the Wheaton Crest neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (Elevated 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 24031703702?
Median gross rent is $2,413/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031703702?
13.5% of residents in tract 24031703702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,445.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031703702?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 42th, household 45th, minority 84th, housing 39th.
Q5
Is tract 24031703702 considered part of Wheaton Crest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031703702 fall within Wheaton Crest (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031703702 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.0% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031703702 compare to Wheaton overall?
Tract 24031703702 scores 7.1/10, higher than the parent city of Wheaton at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wheaton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wheaton
Top eight tracts in Wheaton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Chestnut Ridge
7.9
/ 10 · High
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Kensington View
7.9
/ 10 · High
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Glemont Forest
7.6
/ 10 · High
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Glemont Forest
7.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Holiday Park
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
Glen Haven
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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Connecticut Avenue Park
7
/ 10 · Elevated
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Glenallen
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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