2 census tracts · pop 17,916 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 9.1/10
· range 8.7–9.2
Crystal Springs takes in 2 census tracts of College Park, MD and houses 17,916 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 9.1/10, placing it in the High tier. Severe burden reaches 55%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
about three-quarters of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the College Park rate of 46.4%. The poverty rate is 57%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Set annual rent against average household income of $33,458 and the ratio lands at 48%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
87% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 9.3/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 9.2/10.
Average gross rent is $1,351, 29% below the College Park average of $1,912. Court records for this tract carry 2,511 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 80.5% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 26.7% of adults, 8.9 points above the national rate. Judgments average 1.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
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
9.1
High
2 tracts · population-weighted
Crystal Springs vs College ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport87%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Crystal Springs
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,511Total filings (sum)
72.47%Avg annual filing rate
80.5%Peak year (2016)
80.50%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Crystal Springs
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.0%Housing insecurity
13.6%Utility shutoff threat
31.9%Food insecurity
24.6%SNAP enrollment
12.3%No health insurance
34.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Crystal Springs
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Crystal Springs?
Crystal Springs scores 9.1/10 (High 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 Crystal Springs compare to College Park overall?
Crystal Springs scores 1.3 points higher than College Park overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 73% of income on rent vs 46% citywide. Average rent: $1,351 vs $1,912.
Q3
What is the average rent in Crystal Springs?
Average gross rent in Crystal Springs is $1,351/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Crystal Springs residents are renters?
87% of Crystal Springs households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in College Park). The neighborhood has 17,916 residents.
Q5
Is Crystal Springs a high social-vulnerability area?
Crystal Springs sits in the 65th 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
Which tracts in Crystal Springs have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Crystal Springs is census tract 24033980000 (score 9.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 8.7 to 9.2, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7
How safe is Crystal Springs for landlords?
Crystal Springs carries a high-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (9.1/10). 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 College Park as a whole (7.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Crystal Springs?
Crystal Springs has 17,837 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (41.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (16.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
