Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally

Battle Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dundalk

Tract 24005452500 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 4,243 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

How risky is Battle Grove in Dundalk for landlords? Census tract 24005452500 scores 7.6/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 99% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,756 a month while the average household earns $71,816 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 13% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units1,255

Renter share25.9%

SVI overall0.57

Poverty rate17.1%

Median income$71,816

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dundalk and the region

Centroid at 39.2656, -76.4728 · click any tract to drill in

Why Battle Grove scores 5.4

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

17.1% poverty · this tract

4.3

Supply constraint

$1,756 rent vs county FMR

3.9

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: 57

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

72%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
48%Racial/ethnic minority
10%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.

17.7%Housing insecurity
11.2%Utility-shutoff threat
22.4%Food insecurity
19.4%SNAP enrollment
11.2%Transit barriers
12.0%No health insurance
20.4%Frequent mental distress
33.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Battle Grove

What moves this score most is rent-control risk 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 Dundalk eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 57th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.2% 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 24005452500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005452500?

Census tract 24005452500 in the Battle Grove neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 24005452500?

Median gross rent is $1,756/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005452500?

17.1% of residents in tract 24005452500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,243.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005452500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 91th, minority 48th, housing 10th.

Is tract 24005452500 considered part of Battle Grove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005452500 fall within Battle Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005452500 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.7% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005452500 compare to Dundalk overall?

Tract 24005452500 scores 5.4/10, lower than the parent city of Dundalk at 6.5/10. 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.