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Neighborhood · Langley Park, MD

Carole Highlands Eviction Risk: Elevated

2 census tracts · pop 10,142 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.2/10 · range 5.6–6.6

Carole Highlands is a hispanic / latino neighborhood in Langley Park with 2 census tracts and a population of 10,142 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 48% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 25% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,732/month sits 1% higher than the Langley Park citywide average ($1,707).

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Carole Highlands vs Langley Park How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
47.9% +53%
Langley Park: 31.4%
Average gross rent
$1,732 +1%
Langley Park: $1,707
Average HH income
$85,312 +4%
Langley Park: $82,038
Poverty rate
28.1% 0%
Langley Park: 28.2%
Renter share
81.0% +7%
Langley Park: 76.0%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Carole Highlands and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5.6–6.6

Why Carole Highlands scores 6.2

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts
5.7
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 9.1–9.1 across tracts
9.1
Rent control risk
48% of income on rent · Range 6.4–6.4 across tracts
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.1–5.1 across tracts
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
81% renter households · Range 9.9–9.9 across tracts
9.9
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.7–7.7 across tracts
7.7
Economic stress
28.1% below poverty line · Range 4.7–8.4 across tracts
7.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.4–2.6 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

Carole Highlands vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Carole Highlands score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Carole Highlands: 6.26.2Carole HighlandsNeighborhoodParent city: 6.66.6Parent cityhost cityState: 6.26.2Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Carole Highlands

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
24033805602 6.6 6,326 48% $1,748
24033805500 5.6 3,816 47% $1,706
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 96

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 99%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 62%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 93%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Carole Highlands

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 6,433Total filings (sum)
  • 89.95%Avg annual filing rate
  • 113.7%Peak year (2014)
  • 92.06%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Carole Highlands

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Carole Highlands

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Carole Highlands?

Carole Highlands scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Carole Highlands compare to Langley Park overall?

Carole Highlands scores 0.4 points lower than Langley Park overall (6.6/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,732 vs $1,707.
Q3

What is the average rent in Carole Highlands?

Average gross rent in Carole Highlands is $1,732/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Carole Highlands residents are renters?

81% of Carole Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 76% in Langley Park). The neighborhood has 10,142 residents.
Q5

Is Carole Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?

Carole Highlands sits in the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Carole Highlands have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Carole Highlands is census tract 24033805602 (score 6.6/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 6.6, a spread of 1 points.
Q7

How safe is Carole Highlands for landlords?

Carole Highlands carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Langley Park as a whole (6.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Carole Highlands?

Carole Highlands has 10,434 residents (Hispanic / Latino Neighborhood). Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (87.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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