Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Spring Valley Eviction Risk: Lower , Towson

Tract 24005408702 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 2,249 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 24005408702 covers the Spring Valley area of Towson, home to 2,249 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. It lands near the 95th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,877 a month against an average household income of $152,643 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 20% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 7% Owners 80%

Tract context

Occupied units902

Renter share19.6%

SVI overall0.18

Poverty rate1.2%

Median income$152,643

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Towson and the region

Centroid at 39.4154, -76.6459 · click any tract to drill in

Why Spring Valley scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Towson

6.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.4

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

1.2% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,877 rent vs county FMR

4.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Towson

7.1

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Towson

8.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Towson

6.6

How Spring Valley compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 18

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

10%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
18%Racial/ethnic minority
10%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.

5.0%Housing insecurity
3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
5.0%Food insecurity
3.1%SNAP enrollment
3.4%Transit barriers
3.5%No health insurance
11.8%Frequent mental distress
19.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Spring Valley

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Towson 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 above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 18th 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 5.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.1% 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 24005408702

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005408702?

Census tract 24005408702 in the Spring Valley neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24005408702?

Median gross rent is $1,877/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005408702?

1.2% of residents in tract 24005408702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,249.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005408702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 88th, minority 18th, housing 10th.

Is tract 24005408702 considered part of Spring Valley?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005408702 fall within Spring Valley (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005408702 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.0% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005408702 compare to Towson overall?

Tract 24005408702 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Towson at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Towson eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Towson

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