Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally

Chesterwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Dundalk

Tract 24005420200 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 3,308 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

With a score of 6.2/10, tract 24005420200 in the Chesterwood area of Dundalk, MD reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,308. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 10/10.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 9% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units1,571

Renter share16.2%

SVI overall0.30

Poverty rate7.4%

Median income$89,550

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dundalk and the region

Centroid at 39.2580, -76.5001 · click any tract to drill in

Why Chesterwood scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Dundalk

8.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.4

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

7.4% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,431 rent vs county FMR

2.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Dundalk

8.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Dundalk

7.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Dundalk

8.1

How Chesterwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 30

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

22%Socioeconomic
60%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
32%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Chesterwood. 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.

12.7%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
14.7%Food insecurity
11.5%SNAP enrollment
7.7%Transit barriers
9.0%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
29.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Chesterwood

On the high side, local political climate reads 8.9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.4/10.

Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the national scale it lands near the 80th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 16% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

Social vulnerability reads 3.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 45% of renters.

It tracks the Baltimore County average of 5.7 closely. Average gross rent is $1,431, close to the Dundalk average.

Annual rent works out to 19% of average household income of $89,550.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 24005420200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005420200?

Census tract 24005420200 in the Chesterwood neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 24005420200?

Median gross rent is $1,431/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005420200?

7.4% of residents in tract 24005420200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,308.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005420200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 60th, minority 36th, housing 32th.

Is tract 24005420200 considered part of Chesterwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005420200 fall within Chesterwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005420200 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.7% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005420200 compare to Dundalk overall?

Tract 24005420200 scores 6.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Dundalk at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dundalk eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dundalk

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