Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
East Landsdowne Eviction Risk: Elevated , Lansdowne
Tract 24005430300 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 6,292 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Tract 24005430300 covers the East Landsdowne neighborhood of Lansdowne in Maryland. Home to 6,292 residents, it scores 7.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,396 a month while the average household earns $56,042 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units2,244
Renter share41.0%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate26.3%
Median income$56,042
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
98
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lansdowne and the region
Centroid at 39.2368, -76.6583 · click any tract to drill in
Why East Landsdowne scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lansdowne
8.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
26.3% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$1,396 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lansdowne
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lansdowne
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lansdowne
8.5
How East Landsdowne compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 78%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 69%Racial/ethnic minority
- 47%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
- 8%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.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within East Landsdowne. 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.
- 24.5%Housing insecurity
- 15.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.9%Food insecurity
- 25.6%SNAP enrollment
- 14.3%Transit barriers
- 16.7%No health insurance
- 21.4%Frequent mental distress
- 32.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in East Landsdowne
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.1/10. 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 Lansdowne, 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 24.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.0% 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 24005430300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005430300?
Census tract 24005430300 in the East Landsdowne neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24005430300?
Median gross rent is $1,396/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24005430300?
26.3% of residents in tract 24005430300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,292.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24005430300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 70th, minority 69th, housing 47th.
Q5
Is tract 24005430300 considered part of East Landsdowne?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005430300 fall within East Landsdowne (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24005430300 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.5% 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. 15.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24005430300 compare to Lansdowne overall?
Tract 24005430300 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Lansdowne at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lansdowne; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 24005430300 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 Lansdowne
Top eight tracts in Lansdowne ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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