1 census tracts · pop 5,600 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.1/10
· range 6.1–6.1
Beltsville Heights maps to a single census tract in Beltsville, MD, population 5,600. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.1/10, in the Elevated tier. 44% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Beltsville rate of 32.4%.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 263 evictions logged in this tract.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.6/10. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 24.4% of renter households.
At $1,768 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Beltsville commands. Recent filings have not receded much: 20.3% in 2016 against a 24.4% peak.
At 19% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Orchard View and Eleven Cedars. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6.1/10 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
6.1
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Beltsville Heights vs BeltsvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport25%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Beltsville Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
263Total filings (sum)
19.46%Avg annual filing rate
24.4%Peak year (2012)
20.31%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Beltsville Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.4%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility shutoff threat
15.2%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
9.9%No health insurance
24.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Beltsville Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Beltsville Heights?
Beltsville Heights scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 Beltsville Heights compare to Beltsville overall?
Beltsville Heights scores 0.1 points higher than Beltsville overall (6/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,768 vs $1,963.
Q3
What is the average rent in Beltsville Heights?
Average gross rent in Beltsville Heights is $1,768/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Beltsville Heights residents are renters?
19% of Beltsville Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 45% in Beltsville). The neighborhood has 5,600 residents.
Q5
Is Beltsville Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Beltsville Heights sits in the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Beltsville Heights for landlords?
Beltsville Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.1/10). 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 Beltsville as a whole (6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Beltsville Heights?
Beltsville Heights has 5,816 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (42.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (35.8%), Hispanic / Latino (9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
