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Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Seneca Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Bowleys Quarters

Tract 24005451803 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 4,710 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

The Seneca Park neighborhood of Bowleys Quarters anchors census tract 24005451803, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 95th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 74% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,452 a month against an average household income of $103,496 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 6% Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,765
Renter share24.6%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$103,496

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Seneca Park
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Bowleys Quarters
Very Low
Within county
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#145 of 219 tracts In Baltimore County
Low
Within state
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#845 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bowleys Quarters and the region

Centroid at 39.3252, -76.3727 · click any tract to drill in

Why Seneca Park scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bowleys Quarters
8.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$1,452 rent vs county FMR
2.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bowleys Quarters
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bowleys Quarters
4.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bowleys Quarters
6.3

How Seneca Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Seneca Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.82.8This tracttract 451803Bowleys Quarters: 6.16.1Bowleys Quartersparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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 Seneca Park

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 7.9/10. 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 Bowleys Quarters, 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.8% 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 24005451803

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005451803?

Census tract 24005451803 in the Seneca Park neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 24005451803?

Median gross rent is $1,452/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005451803?

10.4% of residents in tract 24005451803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,710.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005451803?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 49th, minority 54th, housing 21th.
Q5

Is tract 24005451803 considered part of Seneca Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005451803 fall within Seneca Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24005451803 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.8% 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 24005451803 compare to Bowleys Quarters overall?

Tract 24005451803 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Bowleys Quarters at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bowleys Quarters; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bowleys Quarters

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

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