Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Riverdale Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , East Riverdale
Tract 24033806602 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 4,845 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
How risky is the Riverdale Hills neighborhood of East Riverdale for landlords? Census tract 24033806602 scores 7.7/10, the Elevated tier. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 64% of renter households, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,430 monthly, set against $83,750 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,340
Renter share41.2%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate19.5%
Median income$83,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across East Riverdale and the region
Centroid at 38.9665, -76.9106 · click any tract to drill in
Why Riverdale Hills scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from East Riverdale
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
19.5% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,430 rent vs county FMR
1.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from East Riverdale
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from East Riverdale
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from East Riverdale
8.1
How Riverdale Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 2,229Total filings over 4 yrs
- 89.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 115.3%Peak (2011)
- 335Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 52% over the past 4 months.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 25.7%Housing insecurity
- 14.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 32.0%Food insecurity
- 22.7%SNAP enrollment
- 14.3%Transit barriers
- 22.4%No health insurance
- 16.6%Frequent mental distress
- 31.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Riverdale Hills
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from East Riverdale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Prince George's County average of 6.9 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 24033806602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033806602?
Census tract 24033806602 in the Riverdale Hills neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24033806602?
Median gross rent is $1,430/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24033806602?
19.5% of residents in tract 24033806602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,845.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24033806602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 69th, minority 91th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 24033806602 considered part of Riverdale Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033806602 fall within Riverdale Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033806602?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,229 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033806602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 89.89% of renter households, peaking at 115.3% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 24033806602 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 14.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 24033806602 compare to East Riverdale overall?
Tract 24033806602 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of East Riverdale at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from East Riverdale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in East Riverdale
Top eight tracts in East Riverdale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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