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Eviction Risk in Carey Heights , Salisbury

1 census tracts · pop 3,020 · pop-weighted composite 6.8/10 · range 6.8–6.8

Carey Heights is a white-black neighborhood in Salisbury with 1 census tract and a population of 3,020 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 42% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 11% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,338/month sits 2% higher than the Salisbury citywide median ($1,318).

Eviction Risk
6.8
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
42%
11% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,338
Median household income
$84,250
10.2% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Carey Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Carey Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Carey Heights: 6.86.8Carey HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 7.57.5Parent cityhost cityState: 6.96.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · MD
Hunting Park
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 7.5K
Peer · MD
Jersey
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 1.9K
Peer · MD
Maple Plains
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 6.7K
Peer · MD
Canton
7.0
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 5.7K
Comparison

Carey Heights vs Salisbury

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.8 -9%
Salisbury: 7.5
Rent burden
41.5% +30%
Salisbury: 32.0%
Median gross rent
$1,338 +2%
Salisbury: $1,318
Median HH income
$84,250 +49%
Salisbury: $56,402
Poverty rate
10.2% -59%
Salisbury: 24.8%
Renter share
35.8% -51%
Salisbury: 72.9%
Where

Tract centroids in Carey Heights

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Black Neighborhood — 3,144 residents across all tracts in Carey Heights. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 1.9% White (non-Hispanic): 53.9% Black (non-Hispanic): 29.8% Asian (non-Hispanic): 7.4% Other / Multiracial: 6.9%
  • Hispanic / Latino 1.9%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 53.9%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 29.8%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 7.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 6.9%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Carey Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
24045010102 6.8 3,020 41% $1,338
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 58

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 40%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 75%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Carey Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Carey Heights

What is the eviction-risk score for Carey Heights?

Carey Heights scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Carey Heights compare to Salisbury overall?

Carey Heights scores 0.7 points lower than Salisbury overall (7.5/10). Rent burden: 42% vs 32% citywide. Median rent: $1,338 vs $1,318.

What is the median rent in Carey Heights?

Median gross rent in Carey Heights is $1,338/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Carey Heights residents are renters?

36% of Carey Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 73% in Salisbury). The neighborhood has 3,020 residents.

Is Carey Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Carey Heights sits in the 58th 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.