1 census tracts · pop 2,454 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Heather Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Bowie, MD and houses 2,454 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Bowie rate of 29.6%.
38% 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. Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10.
The voucher gap is 22.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Average gross rent is $2,839, 22% above the Bowie average of $2,330. Running hot is supply constraint at 7.3/10.
Court records for this tract carry 4 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 6.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 1.6% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 1.4% in 2016 against a 1.6% peak. That places it #4 of 9 neighborhoods in Bowie.
At 5% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 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
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Heather Hills vs BowieHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Heather Hills
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4Total filings (sum)
1.27%Avg annual filing rate
1.6%Peak year (2011)
1.43%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Heather Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.4%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility shutoff threat
10.4%Food insecurity
6.3%SNAP enrollment
7.4%No health insurance
22.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Heather Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Heather Hills?
Heather Hills scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Heather Hills compare to Bowie overall?
Heather Hills scores 1.4 points lower than Bowie overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $2,839 vs $2,330.
Q3
What is the average rent in Heather Hills?
Average gross rent in Heather Hills is $2,839/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Heather Hills residents are renters?
5% of Heather Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 16% in Bowie). The neighborhood has 2,454 residents.
Q5
Is Heather Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Heather Hills sits in the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Heather Hills for landlords?
Heather Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Bowie as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Heather Hills?
Heather Hills has 2,569 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (42.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (30.3%), Hispanic / Latino (15.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
