Neighborhood · Temple Hills, MD

Waggaman Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,539 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10 · range 5.5–5.5

Waggaman Heights is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Temple Hills with 1 census tract and a population of 4,539 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 80% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 29% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,973/month sits 9% higher than the Temple Hills citywide average ($1,811).

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

1 tracts · population-weighted

Waggaman Heights vs Temple Hills How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

80.4% +118%

Temple Hills: 36.9%

Average gross rent

$1,973 +9%

Temple Hills: $1,811

Average HH income

$64,339 -8%

Temple Hills: $70,097

Poverty rate

13.0% +8%

Temple Hills: 12.0%

Renter share

54.7% -15%

Temple Hills: 64.1%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Waggaman Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.5–5.5

Why Waggaman Heights scores 5.5

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts

9.0

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 9.1–9.1 across tracts

9.1

Rent control risk

80% of income on rent · Range 8.9–8.9 across tracts

8.9

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

55% renter households · Range 9.7–9.7 across tracts

9.7

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 7.4–7.4 across tracts

7.4

Economic stress

13.0% below poverty line · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts

3.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts

3.5

Risk score comparison

Waggaman Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Census tracts

1 tracts in Waggaman Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
24033801701	5.5	4,539	80%	$1,973

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 87

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 70%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 78%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 97%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 90%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Waggaman Heights

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

7,002Total filings (sum)
210.85%Avg annual filing rate
242.9%Peak year (2014)
264.82%Latest filed (2016)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Waggaman Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

22.8%Housing insecurity
13.9%Utility shutoff threat
24.4%Food insecurity
18.0%SNAP enrollment
11.1%No health insurance
27.5%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Waggaman Heights

What is the eviction-risk score for Waggaman Heights?

Waggaman Heights scores 5.5/10 (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.

How does Waggaman Heights compare to Temple Hills overall?

Waggaman Heights scores 1.2 points lower than Temple Hills overall (6.7/10). Renters spend 80% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,973 vs $1,811.

What is the average rent in Waggaman Heights?

Average gross rent in Waggaman Heights is $1,973/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Waggaman Heights residents are renters?

55% of Waggaman Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 64% in Temple Hills). The neighborhood has 4,539 residents.

Is Waggaman Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Waggaman Heights sits in the 87th 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.

How safe is Waggaman Heights for landlords?

Waggaman Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Temple Hills as a whole (6.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Waggaman Heights?

Waggaman Heights has 4,469 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (82.8%), Hispanic / Latino (11.8%), Other / Multiracial (2.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Waggaman Heights

6.1 Deer Park Heights 2 tracts · pop 5,458 4.8 Oxon Run Hills 3 tracts · pop 13,468 2.8 Andrews Manor 2 tracts · pop 4,599 5.4 Harbor Terrace 2 tracts · pop 11,041 3 South Lawn 2 tracts · pop 6,992 4.7 Parkland 2 tracts · pop 8,161

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Temple Hills

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Waggaman Heights.

5.1 Brinkley Hill 1 tracts · pop 4,049

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