Neighborhood · Ranked #11,910 of 84,120 nationally

Ferdinand Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Ferndale

Tract 24003750801 · Anne Arundel County, MD · pop 6,220 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 24003750801 sits in Ferdinand Heights in Ferndale, Maryland eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,784 monthly, set against $117,921 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

7.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 3% Owners 91%

Tract context

Occupied units1,993

Renter share8.9%

SVI overall0.24

Poverty rate2.6%

Median income$117,921

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ferndale and the region

Centroid at 39.1838, -76.6424 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ferdinand Heights scores 7.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Ferndale

8.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

2.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,784 rent vs county FMR

9.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Ferndale

4.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Ferndale

7.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Ferndale

3.5

How Ferdinand Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

23%Socioeconomic
38%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
25%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
53%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

9.2%Housing insecurity
5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
10.1%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
5.5%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
26.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ferdinand Heights

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 9.2/10. 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 Ferndale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Anne Arundel County average of 6.4 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th 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.

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 24003750801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24003750801?

Census tract 24003750801 in the Ferdinand Heights neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24003750801?

Median gross rent is $2,784/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24003750801?

2.6% of residents in tract 24003750801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,220.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24003750801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 38th, minority 48th, housing 25th.

Is tract 24003750801 considered part of Ferdinand Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24003750801 fall within Ferdinand Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24003750801 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.2% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24003750801 compare to Ferndale overall?

Tract 24003750801 scores 7.4/10, lower than the parent city of Ferndale at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ferndale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 24003750801 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Ferndale

Top eight tracts in Ferndale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.