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Census Tract · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Hagerstown Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 24043000100 · Washington County, MD · pop 3,994 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Hagerstown

The Elevated-tier score of 6.7/10 for census tract 24043000100 reflects conditions in Hagerstown, Maryland. On the national scale it ranks #8,079 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

38% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,058 monthly, set against $59,821 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 38% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 24% Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,787
Renter share38.1%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate16.9%
Median income$59,821

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#9 of 13 tracts In Hagerstown
Low
Within county
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 36 tracts In Washington County
Elevated
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#228 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
National
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#14,316 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Hagerstown and the region

Centroid at 39.6555, -77.6999 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hagerstown scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Hagerstown
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
16.9% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,058 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hagerstown
7.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hagerstown
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hagerstown
7.7

How Hagerstown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Hagerstown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 000100Hagerstown: 6.06.0Hagerstownparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 Hagerstown

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Hagerstown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Washington County average of 6.4 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 73rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 24043000100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24043000100?

Census tract 24043000100 in Hagerstown scores 5.8/10 (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 24043000100?

Median gross rent is $1,058/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24043000100?

16.9% of residents in tract 24043000100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,994.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24043000100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 93th, minority 38th, housing 53th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 24043000100 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.1% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 24043000100 compare to Hagerstown overall?

Tract 24043000100 scores 5.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Hagerstown at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hagerstown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hagerstown

Top eight tracts in Hagerstown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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