Neighborhood · Ranked #5,441 of 84,120 nationally

Catonsville Heights Eviction Risk: High

Tract 24005400900 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 2,076 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

In the Catonsville Heights area of Catonsville, census tract 24005400900 scores $1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,691 a month while the average household earns $89,138 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 30% of occupied homes.

Risk score

8.8

High

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 10% Owners 70%

Tract context

Occupied units750

Renter share30.0%

SVI overall0.74

Poverty rate3.4%

Median income$89,138

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Catonsville and the region

Centroid at 39.2787, -76.7494 · click any tract to drill in

Why Catonsville Heights scores 8.8

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

3.4% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,691 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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 Catonsville Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

87%Socioeconomic
81%Household composition
70%Racial/ethnic minority
27%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
42%Grade B
0%Grade C
6%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.

14.5%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
17.4%Food insecurity
13.6%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
9.6%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
26.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Catonsville Heights

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 7.9/10. 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 Catonsville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

Part of this tract, about 6% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% 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 24005400900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005400900?

Census tract 24005400900 in the Catonsville Heights neighborhood scores 8.8/10 (High 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 24005400900?

Median gross rent is $1,691/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005400900?

3.4% of residents in tract 24005400900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,076.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005400900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 81th, minority 70th, housing 27th.

Is tract 24005400900 considered part of Catonsville Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005400900 fall within Catonsville Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005400900 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.5% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005400900 compare to Catonsville overall?

Tract 24005400900 scores 8.8/10, higher than the parent city of Catonsville at 8.2/10. 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 24005400900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 6% 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.