Neighborhood · Ranked #11,988 of 84,120 nationally

Battle Grove Eviction Risk: Elevated , Dundalk

Tract 24005452400 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 3,571 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

24005452400 is a census tract in the Battle Grove area of Dundalk, MD. It scores 7.2/10 for landlords. Population here is 3,571. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 10/10.

Risk score

7.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 4% Owners 90%

Tract context

Occupied units1,273

Renter share9.4%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate9.7%

Median income$59,740

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dundalk and the region

Centroid at 39.2728, -76.4709 · click any tract to drill in

Why Battle Grove scores 7.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

9.7% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,302 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 Battle Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

55%Socioeconomic
89%Household composition
22%Racial/ethnic minority
24%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Battle Grove. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
14.0%Food insecurity
10.6%SNAP enrollment
7.5%Transit barriers
8.0%No health insurance
17.5%Frequent mental distress
29.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Battle Grove

Cost burden runs 63% here against 46.8% across Baltimore County. Severe burden reaches 27%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.9/10.

Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.4/10. Against the Baltimore County average of 5.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.5 points. At $1,302 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Dundalk commands.

That is riskier than roughly 86% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Only 9% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.6/10.

Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.7 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $59,740.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 24005452400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005452400?

Census tract 24005452400 in the Battle Grove neighborhood scores 7.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24005452400?

Median gross rent is $1,302/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005452400?

9.7% of residents in tract 24005452400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,571.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005452400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 89th, minority 22th, housing 24th.

Is tract 24005452400 considered part of Battle Grove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005452400 fall within Battle Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005452400 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005452400 compare to Dundalk overall?

Tract 24005452400 scores 7.2/10, 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.