Neighborhood · Ranked #7,518 of 84,120 nationally

Featherbed Eviction Risk: High , Woodlawn

Tract 24005402405 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 3,901 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 6.5/10, tract 24005402405 in the Featherbed neighborhood of Woodlawn ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,901 residents. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,458 monthly, set against $70,385 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.

Risk score

8.2

High

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 24% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,432

Renter share47.8%

SVI overall0.72

Poverty rate9.4%

Median income$70,385

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Woodlawn and the region

Centroid at 39.3239, -76.7370 · click any tract to drill in

Why Featherbed scores 8.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Woodlawn

9.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.4

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

9.4% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

$1,458 rent vs county FMR

2.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Woodlawn

4.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Woodlawn

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Woodlawn

4.2

How Featherbed compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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

81%Socioeconomic
82%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
24%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
26%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 Featherbed. 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.

21.0%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
24.2%Food insecurity
19.9%SNAP enrollment
11.9%Transit barriers
10.1%No health insurance
16.7%Frequent mental distress
28.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Featherbed

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.3/10. 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 Woodlawn 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 in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer 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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 72nd 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 24005402405

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005402405?

Census tract 24005402405 in the Featherbed 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.

What is the average rent in tract 24005402405?

Median gross rent is $1,458/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005402405?

9.4% of residents in tract 24005402405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,901.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005402405?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 82th, minority 90th, housing 24th.

Is tract 24005402405 considered part of Featherbed?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005402405 fall within Featherbed (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005402405 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.0% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005402405 compare to Woodlawn overall?

Tract 24005402405 scores 8.2/10, higher than the parent city of Woodlawn at 7.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Woodlawn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 24005402405 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 Woodlawn

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