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Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally

College Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , University Park

Tract 24033806400 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 3,886 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

For landlords sizing up the College Heights area of University Park, census tract 24033806400 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.6/10. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

67% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 55% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,100 a month against an average household income of $159,327 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 9% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,575
Renter share29.1%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$159,327

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In College Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In University Park
Moderate
Within county
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#155 of 214 tracts In Prince George's County
Low
Within state
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#1,110 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across University Park and the region

Centroid at 38.9751, -76.9459 · click any tract to drill in

Why College Heights scores 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from University Park
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$2,100 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from University Park
2.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from University Park
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from University Park
2.5

How College Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
College Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.81.8This tracttract 806400University Park: 6.16.1University Parkparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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

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)

  • 39Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 2.99%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.6%Peak (2016)
  • 14Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 240338064002011: 1 filings (0.33/100 renter HHs)2012: 11 filings (3.67/100 renter HHs)2014: 13 filings (4.33/100 renter HHs)2016: 14 filings (3.64/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 1,300% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in College Heights

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.8/10. 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 University Park, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Prince George's County average of 6.9 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 24033806400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033806400?

Census tract 24033806400 in the College Heights neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (Lower 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 24033806400?

Median gross rent is $2,100/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24033806400?

12.0% of residents in tract 24033806400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,886.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24033806400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 6th, minority 56th, housing 71th.
Q5

Is tract 24033806400 considered part of College Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033806400 fall within College Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033806400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 39 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033806400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.99% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 24033806400 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 24033806400 compare to University Park overall?

Tract 24033806400 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of University Park at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from University Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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