1 census tracts · pop 3,975 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
Riverview is a one-tract neighborhood of Fort Washington, MD, population 3,975. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, in the Lower tier. At $1,797 a month, rents sit 33% under what the rest of Fort Washington commands.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 2/10. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.7/10. The filing record is not thin: 18 evictions logged in this tract.
Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 4.2% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 11.1% in 2016 against a 4.2% peak. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Fort Washington, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. At 3% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
For a like-for-like read, Brooke Manor and Fort Foote Village score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $174,719, annual rent is only 12%, a wide affordability cushion.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.5/10 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
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Riverview vs Fort WashingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport4%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Riverview
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
18Total filings (sum)
5.19%Avg annual filing rate
4.2%Peak year (2011)
11.11%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Riverview
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.0%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility shutoff threat
12.2%Food insecurity
7.8%SNAP enrollment
6.6%No health insurance
23.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Riverview
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Riverview?
Riverview scores 3.5/10 (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 Riverview compare to Fort Washington overall?
Riverview scores 1.1 points lower than Fort Washington overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 0% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,797 vs $2,690.
Q3
What is the average rent in Riverview?
Average gross rent in Riverview is $1,797/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 0% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Riverview residents are renters?
3% of Riverview households are renter-occupied (vs 9% in Fort Washington). The neighborhood has 3,975 residents.
Q5
Is Riverview a high social-vulnerability area?
Riverview sits in the 11th 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
How safe is Riverview for landlords?
Riverview carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 Riverview?
Riverview has 3,939 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (57.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.7%), Hispanic / Latino (8.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
