Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally
South River Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Edgewater
Tract 24003701101 · Anne Arundel County, MD · pop 4,385 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
How risky is the South River Heights neighborhood of Edgewater for landlords? Census tract 24003701101 scores 6.5/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 87% of US census tracts.
About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,579 a month against an average household income of $165,625 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 8% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,513
Renter share7.6%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate2.1%
Median income$165,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Edgewater and the region
Centroid at 38.9420, -76.5686 · click any tract to drill in
Why South River Heights scores 1.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Edgewater
6.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
2.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,579 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Edgewater
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Edgewater
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Edgewater
5.3
How South River Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 11
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 23%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.3%Food insecurity
- 4.2%SNAP enrollment
- 3.8%Transit barriers
- 4.6%No health insurance
- 12.3%Frequent mental distress
- 24.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South River Heights
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at $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 Edgewater, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Anne Arundel County average of 6.4 and in line with 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 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% 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 24003701101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24003701101?
Census tract 24003701101 in the South River Heights neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (Lower 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 24003701101?
Median gross rent is $1,579/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24003701101?
2.1% of residents in tract 24003701101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,385.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24003701101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 14th, minority 23th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 24003701101 considered part of South River Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24003701101 fall within South River Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24003701101 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24003701101 compare to Edgewater overall?
Tract 24003701101 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Edgewater at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Edgewater; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Edgewater
Top eight tracts in Edgewater ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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