1 census tracts · pop 5,804 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.5/10
· range 6.5–6.5
Chillum Heights maps to a single census tract in Chillum, MD, population 5,804. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.5/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. 57% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Chillum rate of 28.9%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2/10. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.3/10. Court records for this tract carry 6,339 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 125.3% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 112.6% in 2016 against a 125.3% peak. That places it #4 of 6 neighborhoods in Chillum. For a like-for-like read, Hampshire Knolls and Chillum Manor score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,682, close to the Chillum average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $77,230.
One tract means one number: 6.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Chillum Heights vs ChillumHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport91%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Chillum Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6,339Total filings (sum)
119.32%Avg annual filing rate
125.3%Peak year (2011)
112.61%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chillum Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.8%Housing insecurity
10.6%Utility shutoff threat
21.9%Food insecurity
13.9%SNAP enrollment
16.8%No health insurance
27.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Chillum Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chillum Heights?
Chillum Heights scores 6.5/10 (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 Chillum Heights compare to Chillum overall?
Chillum Heights scores 0.4 points higher than Chillum overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,682 vs $1,735.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chillum Heights?
Average gross rent in Chillum eviction risk Heights is $1,682/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chillum Heights residents are renters?
58% of Chillum Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 60% in Chillum). The neighborhood has 5,804 residents.
Q5
Is Chillum Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Chillum Heights 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
How safe is Chillum Heights for landlords?
Chillum eviction risk Heights carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.5/10). 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 Chillum Heights?
Chillum Heights has 5,921 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (61.3%), Hispanic / Latino (34.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
