Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,043 of 84,120 nationally
Defense Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Dundalk
Tract 24005452300 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 2,803 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
24005452300 is a census tract in the Defense Heights area of Dundalk, MD. It scores 7.8/10 for landlords. 65% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,195
Renter share43.7%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate37.4%
Median income$44,030
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
90
th percentile
Very High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dundalk and the region
Centroid at 39.3019, -76.5094 · click any tract to drill in
Why Defense Heights scores 7.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dundalk
8.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
37.4% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$1,289 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dundalk
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dundalk
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dundalk
8.1
How Defense Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 83%Socioeconomic
- 96%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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.
- 25.5%Housing insecurity
- 16.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.1%Food insecurity
- 30.7%SNAP enrollment
- 16.2%Transit barriers
- 21.0%No health insurance
- 20.8%Frequent mental distress
- 37.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Defense Heights
Against Baltimore County at 46.8%, 85% of renters here are cost-burdened. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 10/10. Running hot, economic stress reads 9.4/10.
The poverty rate is 37%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Against the Baltimore County average of 5.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.1 points. Set annual rent against average income of $44,030 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.9/10. SNAP participation runs 30.7% against 15.2% nationally.
Housing insecurity runs 25.5% against 14.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,289, 12% below the Dundalk average. On the national scale it lands near the 89th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 24005452300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005452300?
Census tract 24005452300 in the Defense Heights neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 24005452300?
Median gross rent is $1,289/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 85% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24005452300?
37.4% of residents in tract 24005452300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,803.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24005452300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 96th, minority 63th, housing 28th.
Q5
Is tract 24005452300 considered part of Defense Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005452300 fall within Defense Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24005452300 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.5% 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. 16.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24005452300 compare to Dundalk overall?
Tract 24005452300 scores 7.8/10, higher than the parent city of Dundalk at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dundalk eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Dundalk
Top eight tracts in Dundalk ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MD
Turner Station
7.8
/ 10 · High
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Watersedge
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · MD
Charlesmont
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · MD
Gray Haven
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · MD
Sparrows Point
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · MD
Chesterwood
7.8
/ 10 · High
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Eastpoint
7.8
/ 10 · High
Tract · MD
Manchester
7.8
/ 10 · High
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