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Montpelier Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Laurel

Tract 24033800218 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 7,105 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

In the Montpelier neighborhood of South Laurel, census tract 24033800218 scores 7.4/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 98th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,775 monthly, set against $85,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 73% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 43% Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units2,390
Renter share72.8%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate21.2%
Median income$85,000

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Montpelier
Very High
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In South Laurel
High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#27 of 214 tracts In Prince George's County
High
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#255 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across South Laurel and the region

Centroid at 39.0693, -76.8592 · click any tract to drill in

Why Montpelier scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from South Laurel
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
21.2% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,775 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Laurel
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Laurel
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Laurel
6.6

How Montpelier compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Montpelier risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 800218South Laurel: 6.46.4South Laurelparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Montpelier. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Montpelier

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 South Laurel eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 24033800218

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033800218?

Census tract 24033800218 in the Montpelier neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 24033800218?

Median gross rent is $1,775/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24033800218?

21.2% of residents in tract 24033800218 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,105.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24033800218?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 77th, minority 93th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 24033800218 considered part of Montpelier?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033800218 fall within Montpelier (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24033800218 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.2% 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. 16.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24033800218 compare to South Laurel overall?

Tract 24033800218 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of South Laurel at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South 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 South Laurel

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

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