4 census tracts · pop 22,371 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.4/10
· range 5.9–7.2
West Lanham Hills spans 4 census tracts of New Carrollton, MD, population 22,371. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6.4/10, in the Elevated tier. Cost burden runs about half against 31.3% citywide, putting West Lanham Hills 19.6% over its own city.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 5.9 to 7.2, a 1.3-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.5/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Court records carry 14,650 eviction filings across its 4 observed tracts. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.3/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 177.4% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 26.7% of adults, 8.9 points above the national rate. Judgments average 1.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Average gross rent runs $1,728, close to the New Carrollton average. Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $87,486.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 6.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
4 tracts · population-weighted
West Lanham Hills vs New CarrolltonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in West Lanham Hills
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
14,650Total filings (sum)
110.22%Avg annual filing rate
177.4%Peak year (2016)
94.68%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Lanham Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.3%Housing insecurity
13.4%Utility shutoff threat
26.6%Food insecurity
18.7%SNAP enrollment
17.4%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About West Lanham Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for West Lanham Hills?
West Lanham Hills scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 4 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 West Lanham Hills compare to New Carrollton overall?
West Lanham Hills scores 0.5 points higher than New Carrollton overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,728 vs $1,749.
Q3
What is the average rent in West Lanham Hills?
Average gross rent in West Lanham Hills is $1,728/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of West Lanham Hills residents are renters?
49% of West Lanham Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in New Carrollton). The neighborhood has 22,371 residents.
Q5
Is West Lanham Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
West Lanham Hills sits in the 82nd 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 West Lanham Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in West Lanham Hills is census tract 24033803612 (score 7.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.9 to 7.2, a spread of 1.3 points.
Q7
How safe is West Lanham Hills for landlords?
West Lanham Hills carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to New Carrollton as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of West Lanham Hills?
West Lanham Hills has 22,512 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (57.1%), Hispanic / Latino (32.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
