Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Kenwood Eviction Risk: Lower , Catonsville

Tract 24005400100 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 4,398 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Kenwood in Catonsville anchors census tract 24005400100, which lands at 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 98th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 79% of renter households, a severe level, and 56% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,651 a month against an average household income of $71,330 a year, roughly 45% of income at the averages. Renters make up 52% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 11% Owners 48%

Tract context

Occupied units2,350

Renter share52.3%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate4.7%

Median income$71,330

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Catonsville and the region

Centroid at 39.2673, -76.7074 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kenwood scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Catonsville

8.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.4

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

4.7% poverty · this tract

1.2

Supply constraint

$2,651 rent vs county FMR

8.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Catonsville

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Catonsville

6.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Catonsville

5.9

How Kenwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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

23%Socioeconomic
70%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
88%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
9%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Kenwood. 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.

5.9%Housing insecurity
3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
5.5%SNAP enrollment
4.6%Transit barriers
7.3%No health insurance
10.3%Frequent mental distress
37.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kenwood

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 8.5/10. 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 Catonsville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Baltimore County average of 6.7 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 5.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 24005400100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005400100?

Census tract 24005400100 in the Kenwood neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24005400100?

Median gross rent is $2,651/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005400100?

4.7% of residents in tract 24005400100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,398.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005400100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 70th, minority 45th, housing 88th.

Is tract 24005400100 considered part of Kenwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005400100 fall within Kenwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005400100 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005400100 compare to Catonsville overall?

Tract 24005400100 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Catonsville at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Catonsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 24005400100 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 Catonsville

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