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Avondale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chillum

Tract 24033804900 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 4,256 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 24033804900 sits in the Avondale area of Chillum eviction risk, Maryland eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 7.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,639 monthly, set against $70,453 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 37% Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units1,485
Renter share70.6%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate13.5%
Median income$70,453

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Avondale
Moderate
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In Chillum
High
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#44 of 214 tracts In Prince George's County
High
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#329 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Chillum and the region

Centroid at 38.9509, -76.9774 · click any tract to drill in

Why Avondale scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Chillum
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
13.5% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,639 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chillum
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chillum
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chillum
5.9

How Avondale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Avondale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.15.1This tracttract 804900Chillum: 6.46.4Chillumparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 4,710Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 123.63%Avg annual filing rate
  • 139.0%Peak (2011)
  • 903Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 240338049002011: 1,326 filings (138.99/100 renter HHs)2012: 1,208 filings (126.62/100 renter HHs)2014: 1,273 filings (133.44/100 renter HHs)2016: 903 filings (95.45/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 32% over the past 4 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Avondale

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Chillum eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Prince George's County average of 6.9 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 4,710 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 123.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 139.0% of renter households in 2011.

In CDC survey modeling, about 22.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.6% 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 24033804900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033804900?

Census tract 24033804900 in the Avondale neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 24033804900?

Median gross rent is $1,639/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24033804900?

13.5% of residents in tract 24033804900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,256.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24033804900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 94th, minority 89th, housing 96th.
Q5

Is tract 24033804900 considered part of Avondale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033804900 fall within Avondale (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033804900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 4,710 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033804900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 123.63% of renter households, peaking at 139.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 24033804900 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.8% 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. 13.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 24033804900 compare to Chillum overall?

Tract 24033804900 scores 5.1/10, lower than the parent city of Chillum at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chillum eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Chillum

Top eight tracts in Chillum ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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