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Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Highgate Village Eviction Risk: Lower , Arbutus

Tract 24005430600 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 2,267 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

For landlords sizing up Highgate Village in Arbutus, census tract 24005430600 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 71% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,546 monthly, set against $123,950 in average yearly household income, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 6% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4% Stable renters 2% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units931
Renter share6.0%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$123,950

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Highgate Village
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Arbutus
Very Low
Within county
24 th percentile
Rank, 24th percentileLowHigh
#166 of 219 tracts In Baltimore County
Low
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#923 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Arbutus and the region

Centroid at 39.2296, -76.7051 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highgate Village scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Arbutus
8.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,546 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Arbutus
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Arbutus
6.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Arbutus
4.9

How Highgate Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Highgate Village risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 430600Arbutus: 6.16.1Arbutusparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highgate Village

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.2/10. 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 Arbutus, 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 9.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th 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 24005430600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005430600?

Census tract 24005430600 in the Highgate Village neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 24005430600?

Median gross rent is $1,546/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005430600?

5.3% of residents in tract 24005430600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,267.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005430600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 9th, minority 33th, housing 15th.
Q5

Is tract 24005430600 considered part of Highgate Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005430600 fall within Highgate Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24005430600 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.4% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24005430600 compare to Arbutus overall?

Tract 24005430600 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Arbutus at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Arbutus; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Arbutus

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

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