1 census tracts · pop 3,102 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
Riverdale Park Station is a one-tract neighborhood of College Park, MD and houses 3,102 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.7/10.
Cost burden runs 59% against 46.4% citywide, putting Riverdale Park Station 12.6% over its own city. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 9.3/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 9.2/10. Average gross rent is $2,405, 26% above the College Park average of $1,912. The severe-burden share is 14%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Court records for this tract carry 55 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 8.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Only 28% 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. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $141,053.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 7.3/10 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
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Riverdale Park Station vs College ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Riverdale Park Station
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
55Total filings (sum)
5.32%Avg annual filing rate
8.9%Peak year (2014)
1.50%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Riverdale Park Station
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.8%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
10.0%No health insurance
21.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Riverdale Park Station
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverdale Park Station?
Riverdale Park Station scores 7.3/10 (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 Riverdale Park Station compare to College Park overall?
Riverdale Park Station scores 0.5 points lower than College Park overall (7.8/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 46% citywide. Average rent: $2,405 vs $1,912.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverdale Park Station?
Average gross rent in Riverdale Park Station is $2,405/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverdale Park Station residents are renters?
28% of Riverdale Park Station households are renter-occupied (vs 66% in College Park). The neighborhood has 3,102 residents.
Q5
Is Riverdale Park Station a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverdale Park Station sits in the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Riverdale Park Station for landlords?
Riverdale Park Station carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 College Park as a whole (7.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Riverdale Park Station?
Riverdale Park Station has 3,088 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (49.4%), Hispanic / Latino (23.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
