1 census tracts · pop 3,886 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
College Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of University Park, MD and houses 3,886 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, in the Lower tier. 55% 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.
Against a University Park baseline of 26.8%, 68% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Average gross rent is $2,100, 34% below the University Park average of $3,200. Pulling the other way is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 39 eviction filings. SNAP participation is 5.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 2.8/10. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 3.6% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.0% of adults, 8.8 points below the national rate.
Judgments average 0.3% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Against average income of $159,327, annual rent is only 16%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 3.5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
College Heights vs University ParkHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%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 College Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
39Total filings (sum)
2.99%Avg annual filing rate
3.6%Peak year (2016)
3.64%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in College Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.0%Housing insecurity
4.7%Utility shutoff threat
9.0%Food insecurity
5.1%SNAP enrollment
6.7%No health insurance
19.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About College Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for College Heights?
College Heights scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 College Heights compare to University Park overall?
College Heights scores 0.7 points lower than University Park overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 68% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $2,100 vs $3,200.
Q3
What is the average rent in College Heights?
Average gross rent in College Heights is $2,100/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of College Heights residents are renters?
29% of College Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 3% in University Park). The neighborhood has 3,886 residents.
Q5
Is College Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
College Heights sits in the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 College Heights for landlords?
College Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 University Park as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of College Heights?
College Heights has 3,837 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (18.5%), Hispanic / Latino (9.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
