1 census tracts · pop 3,345 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Oakland maps to a single census tract in Walker Mill, MD, population 3,345. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Walker Mill baseline of 32.9%, 49% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
86% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.5/10.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.3/10. 18% 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.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 8.1/10.
Court records for this tract carry 8,001 eviction filings. Food insecurity affects 29.4% of adults, 11.6 points above the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 151.2% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,501, 10% below the Walker Mill average of $1,661. Recent filings have not receded much: 116.2% in 2016 against a 151.2% peak.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $62,143.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.7/10 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
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Oakland vs Walker MillHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oakland
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
8,001Total filings (sum)
140.06%Avg annual filing rate
151.2%Peak year (2011)
116.22%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oakland
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.0%Housing insecurity
17.1%Utility shutoff threat
29.4%Food insecurity
24.3%SNAP enrollment
11.1%No health insurance
30.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oakland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oakland?
Oakland scores 5.7/10 (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 Oakland compare to Walker Mill overall?
Oakland scores 1.2 points higher than Walker Mill overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,501 vs $1,661.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oakland?
Average gross rent in Oakland is $1,501/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oakland residents are renters?
86% of Oakland households are renter-occupied (vs 39% in Walker Mill). The neighborhood has 3,345 residents.
Q5
Is Oakland a high social-vulnerability area?
Oakland sits in the 55th 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 Oakland for landlords?
Oakland carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 Walker Mill as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Oakland?
Oakland has 3,281 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (91.4%), Hispanic / Latino (4.3%), Other / Multiracial (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
