Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Waggaman Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Temple Hills
Tract 24033801701 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 4,539 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 24033801701 (the Waggaman Heights area of Temple Hills, Maryland) comes in at 7.7/10, the Elevated tier. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.
80% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,973 monthly, set against $64,339 in average yearly household income, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,778
Renter share54.7%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate13.0%
Median income$64,339
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Temple Hills and the region
Centroid at 38.8066, -76.9437 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waggaman Heights scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Temple Hills
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
13.0% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,973 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Temple Hills
8.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Temple Hills
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Temple Hills
7.4
How Waggaman Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 70%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 97%Racial/ethnic minority
- 90%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 7,002Total filings over 4 yrs
- 210.85%Avg annual filing rate
- 242.9%Peak (2014)
- 2,055Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 41% over the past 4 months.
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.
- 22.8%Housing insecurity
- 13.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.4%Food insecurity
- 18.0%SNAP enrollment
- 11.5%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 16.0%Frequent mental distress
- 27.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waggaman Heights
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Temple Hills, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 22.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 7,002 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 210.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 242.9% of renter households in 2014.
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 24033801701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033801701?
Census tract 24033801701 in the Waggaman Heights neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 24033801701?
Median gross rent is $1,973/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24033801701?
13.0% of residents in tract 24033801701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,539.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24033801701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 70th, household 78th, minority 97th, housing 90th.
Q5
Is tract 24033801701 considered part of Waggaman Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033801701 fall within Waggaman Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033801701?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 7,002 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033801701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 210.85% of renter households, peaking at 242.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 24033801701 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.8% 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. 13.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 24033801701 compare to Temple Hills overall?
Tract 24033801701 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of Temple Hills at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Temple Hills; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Temple Hills
Top eight tracts in Temple Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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