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High Ridge Eviction Risk: High , Laurel

Tract 24033800102 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 2,563 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Tract 24033800102 covers High Ridge in Laurel in Maryland. Home to 2,563 residents, it scores 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,539 a month while the average household earns $79,352 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 64% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.3

High

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 33% Owners 37%

Tract context

Occupied units1,460

Renter share63.6%

SVI overall0.61

Poverty rate5.9%

Median income$79,352

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Laurel and the region

Centroid at 39.1061, -76.8570 · click any tract to drill in

Why High Ridge scores 8.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Laurel

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

9.0

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

5.9% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,539 rent vs county FMR

1.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Laurel

5.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Laurel

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Laurel

5.3

How High Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

73%Socioeconomic
37%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
44%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

72Total filings over 4 yrs
2.57%Avg annual filing rate
3.9%Peak (2016)
27Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2011 to 2016

Filings climbed 440% 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.

16.3%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
17.6%Food insecurity
11.5%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
12.5%No health insurance
14.8%Frequent mental distress
25.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in High Ridge

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Laurel eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 72 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 2.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.9% of renter households in 2016.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 24033800102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033800102?

Census tract 24033800102 in the High Ridge neighborhood scores 8.3/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24033800102?

Median gross rent is $1,539/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24033800102?

5.9% of residents in tract 24033800102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,563.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24033800102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 37th, minority 69th, housing 44th.

Is tract 24033800102 considered part of High Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033800102 fall within High Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033800102?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 72 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033800102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.57% of renter households, peaking at 3.9% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 24033800102 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.3% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24033800102 compare to Laurel overall?

Tract 24033800102 scores 8.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Laurel at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laurel eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Laurel

Top eight tracts in Laurel ranked by composite eviction-risk score.