2 census tracts · pop 6,250 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.8
Briarwood takes in 2 census tracts of South Laurel, MD, population 6,250. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. 63% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the South Laurel rate of 33.7%.
36% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. 80% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.4/10. Filings are well documented here: 14,599 across 2 observed tracts. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 282.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 160.5% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of South Laurel, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.4/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.1 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,788, close to the South Laurel average. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $72,534.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Briarwood vs South LaurelHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport84%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Briarwood
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
14,599Total filings (sum)
194.28%Avg annual filing rate
282.5%Peak year (2014)
163.31%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Briarwood
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.9%Housing insecurity
12.5%Utility shutoff threat
22.9%Food insecurity
16.7%SNAP enrollment
12.2%No health insurance
25.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Briarwood
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Briarwood?
Briarwood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 Briarwood compare to South Laurel overall?
Briarwood scores 0.6 points higher than South Laurel overall (5.1/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,788 vs $1,830.
Q3
What is the average rent in Briarwood?
Average gross rent in Briarwood is $1,788/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Briarwood residents are renters?
80% of Briarwood households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in South Laurel). The neighborhood has 6,250 residents.
Q5
Is Briarwood a high social-vulnerability area?
Briarwood 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 Briarwood have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Briarwood is census tract 24033800211 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 5.8, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Briarwood for landlords?
Briarwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 South Laurel as a whole (5.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Briarwood?
Briarwood has 5,882 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (58.5%), Hispanic / Latino (24.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (9.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
