Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Wheaton Crest Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 24031703702 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 4,445 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi
Tract 24031703702 covers Wheaton Crest in Wheaton in Maryland. Home to 4,445 residents, it scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,413 a month against an average household income of $116,033 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
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
77
th percentile
High
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
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 3.8
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
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Wheaton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Montgomery County average of 6.7 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 16.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% 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 24031703702
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031703702?
Census tract 24031703702 in the Wheaton Crest neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 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 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Wheaton at 6.2/10. 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.
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4.4
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/ 10 · Moderate
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3.9
/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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