Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #5,198 of 84,120 nationally
Rolling Mills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Cumberland
Tract 24001000500 · Allegany County, MD · pop 2,304 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Here is how census tract 24001000500, in the Rolling Mills area of Cumberland, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,304. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $716 a month while the average household earns $44,911 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units827
Renter share40.1%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate28.3%
Median income$44,911
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cumberland and the region
Centroid at 39.6547, -78.7295 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rolling Mills scores 6.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cumberland
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
28.3% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$716 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cumberland
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cumberland
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cumberland
7.8
How Rolling Mills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 51%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%Housing & transportation
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.
- 17.3%Housing insecurity
- 12.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.9%Food insecurity
- 27.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.0%Transit barriers
- 11.6%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 43.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rolling Mills
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. 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 Cumberland, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Allegany County average of 6.3 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 81st 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 17.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.9% 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 24001000500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24001000500?
Census tract 24001000500 in the Rolling Mills neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 24001000500?
Median gross rent is $716/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24001000500?
28.3% of residents in tract 24001000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,304.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24001000500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 88th, minority 51th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 24001000500 considered part of Rolling Mills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24001000500 fall within Rolling Mills (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24001000500 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.3% 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. 12.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24001000500 compare to Cumberland overall?
Tract 24001000500 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Cumberland at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cumberland; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cumberland
Top eight tracts in Cumberland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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