1 census tracts · pop 3,820 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3.2–3.2
Tantallon Square is a one-tract neighborhood of Fort Washington, MD and houses 3,820 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 62% against 31.3% citywide, putting Tantallon Square 30.2% over its own city.
The main counterweight is economic stress, at 1/10. 15% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.7/10. The voucher gap is 15.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The filing record is not thin: 28 evictions logged in this tract.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.2/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 9.3% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 8.5% in 2016 against a 9.3% peak.
That places it #5 of 7 neighborhoods in Fort Washington. Only 14% 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.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Average gross rent runs $2,667, close to the Fort Washington average.
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
Tantallon Square vs Fort WashingtonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport19%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Tantallon Square
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
28Total filings (sum)
4.91%Avg annual filing rate
9.3%Peak year (2014)
8.47%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Tantallon Square
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.5%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility shutoff threat
13.7%Food insecurity
8.7%SNAP enrollment
7.7%No health insurance
24.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Tantallon Square
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tantallon Square?
Tantallon Square 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 Tantallon Square compare to Fort Washington overall?
Tantallon Square scores 1.4 points lower than Fort Washington overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,667 vs $2,690.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tantallon Square?
Average gross rent in Tantallon Square is $2,667/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tantallon Square residents are renters?
14% of Tantallon Square households are renter-occupied (vs 9% in Fort Washington). The neighborhood has 3,820 residents.
Q5
Is Tantallon Square a high social-vulnerability area?
Tantallon Square sits in the 27th 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 Tantallon Square for landlords?
Tantallon Square 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 Tantallon Square?
Tantallon Square has 3,708 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (64.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (15.2%), Hispanic / Latino (13.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
