Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
Hagerstown Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 24043000601 · Washington County, MD · pop 2,514 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Hagerstown
For landlords sizing up Hagerstown, census tract 24043000601 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,100 a month while the average household earns $47,019 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 30%
Tract context
Occupied units1,015
Renter share70.1%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate22.5%
Median income$47,019
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
83
th percentile
High
Within state
90
th percentile
High
National
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hagerstown and the region
Centroid at 39.6384, -77.6998 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hagerstown scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
22.5% poverty · this tract
5.6
Supply constraint
$1,100 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%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.
- 20.8%Housing insecurity
- 14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.2%Food insecurity
- 26.6%SNAP enrollment
- 13.7%Transit barriers
- 14.8%No health insurance
- 19.4%Frequent mental distress
- 40.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hagerstown
The heaviest input here 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 94th 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 20.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.8% 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 24043000601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24043000601?
Census tract 24043000601 in Hagerstown scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24043000601?
Median gross rent is $1,100/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24043000601?
22.5% of residents in tract 24043000601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,514.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24043000601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 84th, minority 59th, housing 92th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24043000601 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.8% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24043000601 compare to Hagerstown overall?
Tract 24043000601 scores 6.4/10, 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.
Tract · MD
South End
7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
24043000500
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
South End
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
South End
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
24043000900
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
South End
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
Fountainhead
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
24043000100
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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