1 census tracts · pop 4,288 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3.6–3.6
Ballard is a one-tract neighborhood of Clinton, MD, population 4,288. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, Lower tier. 57% 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.
Cost burden runs 57% against 26.4% citywide, putting Ballard 30.5% over its own city. The clearest offset is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.8/10. Court records for this tract carry 38 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 18.6% of renter households.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 3/10. Judgments average 0.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 11% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Against average income of $145,556, annual rent is only 14%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $1,707, close to the Clinton average.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.6/10 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
3.6
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Ballard vs ClintonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ballard
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
38Total filings (sum)
7.61%Avg annual filing rate
18.6%Peak year (2016)
18.63%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Ballard
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.2%Housing insecurity
12.3%Utility shutoff threat
23.2%Food insecurity
17.0%SNAP enrollment
11.0%No health insurance
29.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ballard
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ballard?
Ballard scores 3.6/10 (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 Ballard compare to Clinton overall?
Ballard scores 0.7 points lower than Clinton overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,707 vs $1,809.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ballard?
Average gross rent in Ballard is $1,707/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ballard residents are renters?
11% of Ballard households are renter-occupied (vs 10% in Clinton). The neighborhood has 4,288 residents.
Q5
Is Ballard a high social-vulnerability area?
Ballard sits in the 62nd 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
How safe is Ballard for landlords?
Ballard carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 Clinton as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Ballard?
Ballard has 3,928 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (66.5%), Hispanic / Latino (12.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
