Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
Mercy Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Timonium
Tract 24005408502 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 5,556 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
With a score of 6.8/10, tract 24005408502 in Mercy Ridge in Timonium ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,556 residents. On the national scale it ranks #6,771 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,844 monthly, set against $146,193 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units2,031
Renter share21.4%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$146,193
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
2
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Timonium and the region
Centroid at 39.4567, -76.5938 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mercy Ridge scores 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Timonium
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,844 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Timonium
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Timonium
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Timonium
5.6
How Mercy Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 7%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 66%Housing & transportation
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.
- 5.6%Housing insecurity
- 3.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.6%Food insecurity
- 4.3%SNAP enrollment
- 3.9%Transit barriers
- 4.9%No health insurance
- 11.3%Frequent mental distress
- 26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mercy Ridge
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.9/10. 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 Timonium, 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 5.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st 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 24005408502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005408502?
Census tract 24005408502 in the Mercy Ridge neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 24005408502?
Median gross rent is $1,844/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24005408502?
4.8% of residents in tract 24005408502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,556.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24005408502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 63th, minority 24th, housing 66th.
Q5
Is tract 24005408502 considered part of Mercy Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005408502 fall within Mercy Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24005408502 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.6% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24005408502 compare to Timonium overall?
Tract 24005408502 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Timonium at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Timonium; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Timonium
Top eight tracts in Timonium ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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