Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally
Frostburg Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 24001001700 · Allegany County, MD · pop 3,722 · 60% of tract blocks fall in Frostburg
Census tract 24001001700 runs through Frostburg. With 3,722 residents, it scores 6.3/10 for landlords. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.
31% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $635 monthly, set against $58,535 in average yearly household income, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,699
Renter share41.7%
SVI overall0.65
Poverty rate23.2%
Median income$58,535
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
76
th percentile
High
Within state
90
th percentile
High
National
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Frostburg and the region
Centroid at 39.6633, -78.8721 · click any tract to drill in
Why Frostburg scores 6.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Frostburg
3.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
23.2% poverty · this tract
5.8
Supply constraint
$635 rent vs county FMR
1.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Frostburg
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Frostburg
9.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Frostburg
7.6
How Frostburg compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 65
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 13%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%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.
- 12.7%Housing insecurity
- 8.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.4%Food insecurity
- 16.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.7%Transit barriers
- 8.5%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 36.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Frostburg
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.1/10. 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 Frostburg, 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 12.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 65th 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 24001001700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24001001700?
Census tract 24001001700 in Frostburg scores 6.4/10 (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 24001001700?
Median gross rent is $635/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24001001700?
23.2% of residents in tract 24001001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,722.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24001001700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 57th, minority 13th, housing 86th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24001001700 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.7% 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. 8.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24001001700 compare to Frostburg overall?
Tract 24001001700 scores 6.4/10, higher than the parent city of Frostburg at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Frostburg; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Frostburg
Top eight tracts in Frostburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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