Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

West Side Eviction Risk: Elevated , Cumberland

Tract 24001001100 · Allegany County, MD · pop 1,327 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

West Side in Cumberland anchors census tract 24001001100, which lands at 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

37% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $719 a month against an average household income of $46,078 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 72% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 46% Owners 28%

Tract context

Occupied units681

Renter share71.8%

SVI overall0.60

Poverty rate19.1%

Median income$46,078

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cumberland and the region

Centroid at 39.6510, -78.7722 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Side scores 6.2

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

19.1% poverty · this tract

4.8

Supply constraint

$719 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 West Side compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 60

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

60%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
18%Racial/ethnic minority
76%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.

13.2%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
16.4%SNAP enrollment
8.7%Transit barriers
9.0%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
35.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Side

What moves this score most is 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 about the same as the Allegany County average of 6.3 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 24001001100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24001001100?

Census tract 24001001100 in the West Side neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (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 24001001100?

Median gross rent is $719/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24001001100?

19.1% of residents in tract 24001001100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,327.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24001001100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 44th, minority 18th, housing 76th.

Is tract 24001001100 considered part of West Side?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24001001100 fall within West Side (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24001001100 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.2% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24001001100 compare to Cumberland overall?

Tract 24001001100 scores 6.2/10, 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.