Within neighborhood
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Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,518 of 84,120 nationally
West Glen Eviction Risk: High , Lochearn
Tract 24005402403 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 2,229 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Eviction risk in the West Glen neighborhood of Lochearn centers on tract 24005402403, which scores 7.5/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,229 residents. That is riskier than roughly 99% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 80% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 80% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,260 monthly, set against $66,923 in average yearly household income, roughly 41% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
8.2
High
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 2%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units870
Renter share9.4%
SVI overall0.53
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$66,923
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
51
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lochearn and the region
Centroid at 39.3318, -76.7191 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Glen scores 8.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lochearn
8.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$2,260 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lochearn
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lochearn
6.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lochearn
6.5
How West Glen compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 53
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 94%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
- 30%Grade B
- 0%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 West Glen. 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.
- 22.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 25.9%Food insecurity
- 22.5%SNAP enrollment
- 12.2%Transit barriers
- 8.9%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 31.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Glen
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 8.1/10. 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 Lochearn 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 22.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 53rd 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 24005402403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005402403?
Census tract 24005402403 in the West Glen neighborhood scores 8.2/10 (High tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24005402403?
Median gross rent is $2,260/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24005402403?
15.4% of residents in tract 24005402403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,229.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24005402403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 53th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 44th, minority 94th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 24005402403 considered part of West Glen?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005402403 fall within West Glen (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24005402403 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.0% 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. 14.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24005402403 compare to Lochearn overall?
Tract 24005402403 scores 8.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Lochearn at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lochearn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 24005402403 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. 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 Lochearn
Top eight tracts in Lochearn ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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