2 census tracts · pop 7,558 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Clinton Heights spans 2 census tracts of Clinton, MD and houses 7,558 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.1/10.
Against a Clinton baseline of 26.4%, 18% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Average gross rent is $2,243, 24% above the Clinton average of $1,809.
Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.8/10. Filings are well documented here: 51 across 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 7.7% of renter households. Judgments average 1.8% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 6% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
Against average income of $140,254, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
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
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Clinton Heights vs ClintonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Clinton Heights
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
51Total filings (sum)
5.01%Avg annual filing rate
7.7%Peak year (2016)
5.33%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Clinton Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.6%Housing insecurity
11.4%Utility shutoff threat
20.3%Food insecurity
14.3%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
26.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Clinton Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Clinton Heights?
Clinton Heights scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Clinton Heights compare to Clinton overall?
Clinton Heights scores 1.3 points lower than Clinton overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 18% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $2,243 vs $1,809.
Q3
What is the average rent in Clinton Heights?
Average gross rent in Clinton eviction risk Heights is $2,243/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Clinton Heights residents are renters?
6% of Clinton Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 10% in Clinton). The neighborhood has 7,558 residents.
Q5
Is Clinton Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Clinton Heights sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Clinton Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Clinton Heights is census tract 24033801207 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Clinton Heights for landlords?
Clinton eviction risk Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Clinton as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Clinton Heights?
Clinton Heights has 7,385 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (79.3%), Hispanic / Latino (10.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.