1 census tracts · pop 4,256 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.2/10
· range 7.2–7.2
Avondale is a one-tract neighborhood of Chillum, MD, population 4,256. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.2/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Chillum baseline of 28.9%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. Severe burden reaches 31%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. This is a renter market: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Court records for this tract carry 4,710 eviction filings.
Food insecurity affects 27.6% of adults, 9.8 points above the national rate. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 139.0% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 95.5% in 2016 against a 139.0% peak.
Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Chillum, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Chillum Manor and Brookside Manor.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
One tract means one number: 7.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
7.2
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Avondale vs ChillumHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport96%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Avondale
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,710Total filings (sum)
123.63%Avg annual filing rate
139.0%Peak year (2011)
95.45%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Avondale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.8%Housing insecurity
13.6%Utility shutoff threat
27.6%Food insecurity
20.6%SNAP enrollment
17.1%No health insurance
32.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Avondale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Avondale?
Avondale scores 7.2/10 (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 Avondale compare to Chillum overall?
Avondale scores 1.1 points higher than Chillum overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,639 vs $1,735.
Q3
What is the average rent in Avondale?
Average gross rent in Avondale is $1,639/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Avondale residents are renters?
71% of Avondale households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Chillum). The neighborhood has 4,256 residents.
Q5
Is Avondale a high social-vulnerability area?
Avondale sits in the 99th 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
How safe is Avondale for landlords?
Avondale carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.2/10). 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 Chillum as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Avondale?
Avondale has 3,752 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (50.5%), Hispanic / Latino (24.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (16.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
