Census Tract · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally

Hagerstown Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 24043000500 · Washington County, MD · pop 6,121 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Hagerstown

Eviction risk in Hagerstown eviction risk centers on tract 24043000500, which scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 6,121 residents. On the national scale it ranks #870 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,073 a month against an average household income of $41,907 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 36% Stable renters 34% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units2,658

Renter share69.3%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate33.5%

Median income$41,907

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hagerstown and the region

Centroid at 39.6464, -77.7043 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hagerstown scores 7.2

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

33.5% poverty · this tract

8.4

Supply constraint

$1,073 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

91%Socioeconomic
97%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
90%Housing & transportation

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.

24.5%Housing insecurity
18.6%Utility-shutoff threat
31.9%Food insecurity
33.8%SNAP enrollment
16.3%Transit barriers
14.0%No health insurance
22.1%Frequent mental distress
40.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hagerstown

What moves this score most is 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 above the Washington County average of 6.4 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 24.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.6% 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 24043000500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24043000500?

Census tract 24043000500 in Hagerstown scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24043000500?

Median gross rent is $1,073/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24043000500?

33.5% of residents in tract 24043000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,121.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24043000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 97th, minority 58th, housing 90th.

What share of households in tract 24043000500 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.5% 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. 18.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24043000500 compare to Hagerstown overall?

Tract 24043000500 scores 7.2/10, higher than 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.