2 census tracts · pop 9,456 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 4.8–5.2
Radiant Valley spans 2 census tracts of Cheverly, MD and houses 9,456 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. 59% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Cheverly rate of 30.1%.
29% 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. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.4/10.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.1/10. Filings are well documented here: 9,299 across 2 observed tracts.
14.4% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the high side is housing-court posture at 7.2/10. Food insecurity affects 27.2% of adults, 9.4 points above the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 231.4% of renter households. Among the 4 mapped neighborhoods of Cheverly, it ranks #3 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 3.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are North Kenilworth and Chapel Oaks.
With little internal variation, 5.1/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Radiant Valley vs CheverlyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Radiant Valley
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
9,299Total filings (sum)
156.19%Avg annual filing rate
231.4%Peak year (2016)
217.99%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Radiant Valley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
24.3%Housing insecurity
14.3%Utility shutoff threat
27.8%Food insecurity
20.3%SNAP enrollment
17.1%No health insurance
29.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Radiant Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Radiant Valley?
Radiant Valley scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 Radiant Valley compare to Cheverly overall?
Radiant Valley scores 0.5 points higher than Cheverly overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,840 vs $1,907.
Q3
What is the average rent in Radiant Valley?
Average gross rent in Radiant Valley is $1,840/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Radiant Valley residents are renters?
51% of Radiant Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Cheverly). The neighborhood has 9,456 residents.
Q5
Is Radiant Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Radiant Valley sits in the 80th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Radiant Valley have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Radiant Valley is census tract 24033804102 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.2, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Radiant Valley for landlords?
Radiant Valley carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 Cheverly as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Radiant Valley?
Radiant Valley has 9,672 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (57.5%), Hispanic / Latino (30.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
