1 census tracts · pop 4,407 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Pheasant Run maps to a single census tract in South Laurel, MD and houses 4,407 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 40%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the South Laurel rate of 33.7%. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.4/10.
Court records for this tract carry 6,042 eviction filings. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.4/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 293.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 210.0% in 2016 against a 293.4% peak. That places it #4 of 5 neighborhoods in South Laurel.
Average gross rent runs $1,851, close to the South Laurel average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $103,418.
49% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pheasant Run vs South LaurelHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority89%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport72%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pheasant Run
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
6,042Total filings (sum)
232.14%Avg annual filing rate
293.4%Peak year (2014)
209.99%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pheasant Run
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.3%Housing insecurity
10.8%Utility shutoff threat
18.3%Food insecurity
13.0%SNAP enrollment
8.9%No health insurance
23.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pheasant Run
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pheasant Run?
Pheasant Run scores 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 Pheasant Run compare to South Laurel overall?
Pheasant Run scores 0.1 points lower than South Laurel overall (5.1/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,851 vs $1,830.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pheasant Run?
Average gross rent in Pheasant Run is $1,851/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pheasant Run residents are renters?
49% of Pheasant Run households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in South Laurel). The neighborhood has 4,407 residents.
Q5
Is Pheasant Run a high social-vulnerability area?
Pheasant Run sits in the 67th 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 Pheasant Run for landlords?
Pheasant Run carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 South Laurel as a whole (5.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pheasant Run?
Pheasant Run has 3,813 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (63.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.2%), Hispanic / Latino (12.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
