2 census tracts · pop 7,057 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7/10
· range 6.6–7.4
Highland spans 2 census tracts of Brentwood, MD and houses 7,057 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 7/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. 20% 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. Against a Brentwood baseline of 35.4%, 41% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.2/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,060 across 2 observed tracts.
At $1,371 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Brentwood commands. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 92.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 40.4% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Its 2 tracts score within 0.8 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $73,242.
39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Highland vs BrentwoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,060Total filings (sum)
42.62%Avg annual filing rate
92.7%Peak year (2014)
40.91%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highland
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.0%Housing insecurity
11.3%Utility shutoff threat
23.3%Food insecurity
16.1%SNAP enrollment
17.1%No health insurance
28.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland?
Highland scores 7/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Highland compare to Brentwood overall?
Highland scores 0.4 points higher than Brentwood overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,371 vs $1,600.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland?
Average gross rent in Highland is $1,371/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland residents are renters?
39% of Highland households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Brentwood). The neighborhood has 7,057 residents.
Q5
Is Highland a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland sits in the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Highland have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland is census tract 24033804600 (score 7.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.6 to 7.4, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Highland for landlords?
Highland carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Brentwood as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Highland?
Highland has 6,991 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (36.6%), Hispanic / Latino (32.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
