Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Belltown Eviction Risk: Lower , Owings Mills
Tract 24005404101 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 6,745 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 24005404101 covers the Belltown neighborhood of Owings Mills, home to 6,745 residents. For landlords it grades 6.7/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #8,024 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,085 monthly, set against $105,938 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units3,240
Renter share33.3%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$105,938
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
26
th percentile
Low
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Owings Mills and the region
Centroid at 39.4242, -76.8203 · click any tract to drill in
Why Belltown scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Owings Mills
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,085 rent vs county FMR
5.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Owings Mills
4.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Owings Mills
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Owings Mills
4.1
How Belltown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 25
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 16%Socioeconomic
- 44%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Belltown. 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.
- 13.6%Housing insecurity
- 8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.2%Food insecurity
- 9.5%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 5.9%No health insurance
- 15.3%Frequent mental distress
- 20.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Belltown
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Owings Mills 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
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 24005404101
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005404101?
Census tract 24005404101 in the Belltown neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24005404101?
Median gross rent is $2,085/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24005404101?
6.0% of residents in tract 24005404101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,745.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24005404101?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 16th, household 44th, minority 71th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 24005404101 considered part of Belltown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005404101 fall within Belltown (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24005404101 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.6% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24005404101 compare to Owings Mills overall?
Tract 24005404101 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Owings Mills at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Owings Mills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Owings Mills
Top eight tracts in Owings Mills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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