Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Fullerton Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Overlea
Tract 24005440200 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 2,437 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Here is how census tract 24005440200, in the Fullerton Heights neighborhood of Overlea, looks to a landlord: a 6.9/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,437. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,672 monthly, set against $88,325 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,055
Renter share28.9%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate11.8%
Median income$88,325
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Overlea and the region
Centroid at 39.3686, -76.5234 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fullerton Heights scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Overlea
8.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
11.8% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,672 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Overlea
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Overlea
5.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Overlea
4.9
How Fullerton Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 21%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.
- 14.5%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.5%Food insecurity
- 14.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 9.0%No health insurance
- 17.0%Frequent mental distress
- 29.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fullerton Heights
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.7/10. 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 Overlea, 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.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of B ("Still Desirable"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% 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 24005440200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005440200?
Census tract 24005440200 in the Fullerton Heights 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24005440200?
Median gross rent is $1,672/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24005440200?
11.8% of residents in tract 24005440200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,437.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24005440200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 90th, minority 56th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 24005440200 considered part of Fullerton Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005440200 fall within Fullerton Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24005440200 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24005440200 compare to Overlea overall?
Tract 24005440200 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Overlea at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Overlea; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 24005440200 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Overlea
Top eight tracts in Overlea ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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