Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Eastpoint Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dundalk

Tract 24005420600 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 4,704 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

For landlords sizing up Eastpoint in Dundalk, census tract 24005420600 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.5/10. That is riskier than roughly 99% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,689 a month while the average household earns $85,500 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 14% Owners 77%

Tract context

Occupied units1,296

Renter share23.2%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate24.9%

Median income$85,500

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dundalk and the region

Centroid at 39.2864, -76.5148 · click any tract to drill in

Why Eastpoint scores 5.7

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

24.9% poverty · this tract

6.2

Supply constraint

$1,689 rent vs county FMR

3.6

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 Eastpoint compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

51%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
61%Racial/ethnic minority
67%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

18.4%Housing insecurity
11.5%Utility-shutoff threat
23.6%Food insecurity
20.1%SNAP enrollment
11.6%Transit barriers
13.8%No health insurance
19.7%Frequent mental distress
34.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Eastpoint

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.4/10. 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 Dundalk eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.5% 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 24005420600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005420600?

Census tract 24005420600 in the Eastpoint neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 24005420600?

Median gross rent is $1,689/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005420600?

24.9% of residents in tract 24005420600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,704.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005420600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 98th, minority 61th, housing 67th.

Is tract 24005420600 considered part of Eastpoint?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005420600 fall within Eastpoint (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005420600 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.4% 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. 11.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005420600 compare to Dundalk overall?

Tract 24005420600 scores 5.7/10, lower than the parent city of Dundalk at 6.5/10. 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.

Was tract 24005420600 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dundalk

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