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Neighborhood · Ranked #4,036 of 84,120 nationally

White Oaks Eviction Risk: Elevated , Cumberland

Tract 24001000700 · Allegany County, MD · pop 3,233 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

How risky is the White Oaks area of Cumberland for landlords? Census tract 24001000700 scores 7.3/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #2,094 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

56% 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 gross rent is $717 monthly, set against $35,476 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 57% 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 32% Stable renters 25% Owners 43%
Tract context
Occupied units1,448
Renter share56.8%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate34.0%
Median income$35,476

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In White Oaks
Very High
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 8 tracts In Cumberland
Elevated
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#3 of 22 tracts In Allegany County
Very High
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#81 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cumberland and the region

Centroid at 39.6330, -78.7527 · click any tract to drill in

Why White Oaks scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
34.0% poverty · this tract
8.5
Supply constraint
$717 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 White Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
White Oaks risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.27.2This tracttract 000700Cumberland: 5.85.8Cumberlandparent cityCounty: 5.55.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 81

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within White Oaks. 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 White Oaks

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 8.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 17.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.6% 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 24001000700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24001000700?

Census tract 24001000700 in the White Oaks neighborhood 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 24001000700?

Median gross rent is $717/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24001000700?

34.0% of residents in tract 24001000700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,233.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24001000700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 96th, minority 9th, housing 70th.
Q5

Is tract 24001000700 considered part of White Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24001000700 fall within White Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24001000700 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.6% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24001000700 compare to Cumberland overall?

Tract 24001000700 scores 7.2/10, 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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