2 census tracts · pop 8,174 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 5.9–6.8
Stonewood takes in 2 census tracts of Laurel, MD, population 8,174. Scored across those inputs it reaches 6.4/10, placing it in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs 47% against 27.3% citywide, putting Stonewood 19.7% over its own city.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.4/10.
Filings are well documented here: 2,980 across 2 observed tracts. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.8/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 88.1% of renter households. At $1,716 a month, rents sit 8% under what the rest of Laurel commands. That places it #3 of 5 neighborhoods in Laurel.
Judgments average 1.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Oak Crest and Steward Manor score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $93,685.
With little internal variation, 6.4/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Stonewood vs LaurelHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority87%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Stonewood
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,980Total filings (sum)
72.38%Avg annual filing rate
88.1%Peak year (2016)
79.17%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Stonewood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.8%Housing insecurity
12.0%Utility shutoff threat
23.5%Food insecurity
16.3%SNAP enrollment
15.7%No health insurance
27.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Stonewood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Stonewood?
Stonewood scores 6.4/10 (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 Stonewood compare to Laurel overall?
Stonewood scores 0.3 points higher than Laurel overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,716 vs $1,873.
Q3
What is the average rent in Stonewood?
Average gross rent in Stonewood is $1,716/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Stonewood residents are renters?
44% of Stonewood households are renter-occupied (vs 56% in Laurel). The neighborhood has 8,174 residents.
Q5
Is Stonewood a high social-vulnerability area?
Stonewood sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Stonewood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Stonewood is census tract 24033800109 (score 6.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 6.8, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Stonewood for landlords?
Stonewood carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). 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 Laurel as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Stonewood?
Stonewood has 7,850 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (45.2%), Hispanic / Latino (34.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (13.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
