1 census tracts · pop 4,414 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Brookland is a one-tract neighborhood of Seabrook, MD, population 4,414. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 17% against 29.6% citywide, putting Brookland 13.1% under its own city.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 7.3/10. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.8/10.
Court records for this tract carry 2,832 eviction filings. The severe-burden share is 9%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 115.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 79.4% in 2016 against a 115.7% peak.
Average gross rent runs $1,804, close to the Seabrook average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $101,135. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Brookland vs SeabrookHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brookland
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,832Total filings (sum)
99.53%Avg annual filing rate
115.7%Peak year (2014)
79.38%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brookland
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.0%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility shutoff threat
20.7%Food insecurity
15.3%SNAP enrollment
8.8%No health insurance
23.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brookland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brookland?
Brookland scores 4.5/10 (Moderate 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 Brookland compare to Seabrook overall?
Brookland scores 0.1 points higher than Seabrook overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 17% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,804 vs $1,840.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brookland?
Average gross rent in Brookland is $1,804/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brookland residents are renters?
40% of Brookland households are renter-occupied (vs 34% in Seabrook). The neighborhood has 4,414 residents.
Q5
Is Brookland a high social-vulnerability area?
Brookland sits in the 62nd 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
How safe is Brookland for landlords?
Brookland carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Seabrook as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Brookland?
Brookland has 4,252 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (72.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.8%), Hispanic / Latino (8.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
