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Belltown Eviction Risk: Lower , Owings Mills

Tract 24005404102 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 5,680 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 24005404102 belongs to the Belltown area of Owings Mills, Maryland. It is home to 5,680 residents and scores 6.8/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,812 monthly, set against $93,649 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 17% Owners 65%
Tract context
Occupied units2,159
Renter share34.4%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$93,649

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Belltown
Very High
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 6 tracts In Owings Mills
High
Within county
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#152 of 219 tracts In Baltimore County
Low
Within state
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#873 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Owings Mills and the region

Centroid at 39.4231, -76.7943 · click any tract to drill in

Why Belltown scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,812 rent vs county FMR
4.2
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.
Belltown risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.72.7This tracttract 404102Owings Mills: 6.26.2Owings Millsparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Belltown

The score leans hardest on 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.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 34th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% 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 24005404102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005404102?

Census tract 24005404102 in the Belltown neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 24005404102?

Median gross rent is $1,812/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005404102?

5.6% of residents in tract 24005404102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,680.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005404102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 49th, minority 72th, housing 23th.
Q5

Is tract 24005404102 considered part of Belltown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005404102 fall within Belltown (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24005404102 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.0% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24005404102 compare to Owings Mills overall?

Tract 24005404102 scores 2.7/10, 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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