1 census tracts · pop 5,041 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3.2–3.2
Fort Washington Forest maps to a single census tract in Fort Washington, MD and houses 5,041 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 81% against 31.3% citywide, putting Fort Washington Forest 49.2% over its own city.
The voucher gap is 46.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The dominant input is supply constraint at 9.7/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. At $3,396 a month, rents sit 26% over what the rest of Fort Washington commands.
Court records for this tract carry 7 eviction filings. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.7/10.
Severe burden reaches 9%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 1.6% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 1.3% in 2016 against a 1.6% peak.
Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Washington, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third. Only 8% 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.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.2/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fort Washington Forest vs Fort WashingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport22%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fort Washington Forest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
7Total filings (sum)
1.34%Avg annual filing rate
1.6%Peak year (2011)
1.34%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fort Washington Forest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.1%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility shutoff threat
17.4%Food insecurity
11.1%SNAP enrollment
10.2%No health insurance
25.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fort Washington Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fort Washington Forest?
Fort Washington Forest scores 3.2/10 (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 Fort Washington Forest compare to Fort Washington overall?
Fort Washington Forest scores 1.4 points lower than Fort Washington overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 81% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $3,396 vs $2,690.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fort Washington Forest?
Average gross rent in Fort Washington eviction risk Forest is $3,396/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fort Washington Forest residents are renters?
8% of Fort Washington Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 9% in Fort Washington). The neighborhood has 5,041 residents.
Q5
Is Fort Washington Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Fort Washington Forest sits in the 49th 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 Fort Washington Forest for landlords?
Fort Washington eviction risk Forest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). 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 Fort Washington as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fort Washington Forest?
Fort Washington Forest has 5,248 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (64.6%), Hispanic / Latino (20.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
