Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #4,855 of 84,120 nationally
West Glen Eviction Risk: High , Lochearn
Tract 24005402404 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 5,431 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Here is how census tract 24005402404, in the West Glen neighborhood of Lochearn eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 7.2/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,431. It lands near the 97th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,390 a month while the average household earns $55,845 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
9
High
Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,417
Renter share45.1%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$55,845
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
86
th percentile
High
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lochearn and the region
Centroid at 39.3321, -76.7320 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Glen scores 9
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
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,390 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 94%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 56%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
- 1%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.
- 23.5%Housing insecurity
- 15.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.3%Food insecurity
- 24.5%SNAP enrollment
- 13.4%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Glen
The score leans hardest on 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
In CDC survey modeling, about 23.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.9% 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 24005402404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005402404?
Census tract 24005402404 in the West Glen neighborhood scores 9/10 (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 24005402404?
Median gross rent is $1,390/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24005402404?
12.3% of residents in tract 24005402404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,431.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24005402404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 88th, minority 94th, housing 56th.
Q5
Is tract 24005402404 considered part of West Glen?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005402404 fall within West Glen (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24005402404 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.5% 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. 15.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24005402404 compare to Lochearn overall?
Tract 24005402404 scores 9/10, higher than 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 24005402404 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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