Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Mount Savage Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 24001001503 · Allegany County, MD · pop 1,707 · 49% of tract blocks fall in Mount Savage
The Moderate-tier score of 5.6/10 for census tract 24001001503 reflects conditions in Mount Savage, Maryland. On the national scale it ranks #32,805 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 29% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $909 a month while the average household earns $59,391 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 24% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units685
Renter share23.5%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$59,391
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
70
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Mount Savage and the region
Centroid at 39.7092, -78.8684 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mount Savage scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Mount Savage
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$909 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mount Savage
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mount Savage
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mount Savage
4.1
How Mount Savage compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 61%Socioeconomic
- 43%Household composition
- 4%Racial/ethnic minority
- 34%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.
- 12.8%Housing insecurity
- 8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.8%Food insecurity
- 16.7%SNAP enrollment
- 8.3%Transit barriers
- 8.7%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 36.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mount Savage
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.7/10. 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 Mount Savage, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Allegany County average of 6.3 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 42nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 24001001503
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24001001503?
Census tract 24001001503 in Mount Savage scores 4.4/10 (Moderate 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 24001001503?
Median gross rent is $909/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24001001503?
15.2% of residents in tract 24001001503 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,707.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24001001503?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 43th, minority 4th, housing 34th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24001001503 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.8% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24001001503 compare to Mount Savage overall?
Tract 24001001503 scores 4.4/10, lower than the parent city of Mount Savage at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mount Savage; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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