Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Back River Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate , Essex

Tract 24005450200 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 3,260 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Here is how census tract 24005450200, in Back River Highlands in Essex eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.3/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 3,260. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 16% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,066 a month against an average household income of $70,167 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 14% Owners 83%

Tract context

Occupied units1,230

Renter share16.4%

SVI overall0.35

Poverty rate15.5%

Median income$70,167

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Essex and the region

Centroid at 39.3139, -76.4808 · click any tract to drill in

Why Back River Highlands scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Essex

8.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.4

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

15.5% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,066 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Essex

7.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.6

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Essex

8.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Essex

6.8

How Back River Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 35

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

54%Socioeconomic
73%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
9%Housing & transportation

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.

13.3%Housing insecurity
8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
15.9%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
8.2%Transit barriers
9.3%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
29.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Back River Highlands

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength 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 Essex eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 35th 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 24005450200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005450200?

Census tract 24005450200 in the Back River Highlands neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 24005450200?

Median gross rent is $1,066/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005450200?

15.5% of residents in tract 24005450200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,260.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005450200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 35th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 73th, minority 23th, housing 9th.

Is tract 24005450200 considered part of Back River Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005450200 fall within Back River Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005450200 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.3% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005450200 compare to Essex overall?

Tract 24005450200 scores 4.9/10, lower than the parent city of Essex at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Essex eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Essex

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