Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
The Willows of Ruxton Eviction Risk: Lower , Towson
Tract 24005490701 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 1,660 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
For landlords sizing up the The Willows of Ruxton neighborhood of Towson, census tract 24005490701 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 7.2/10. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.
About 62% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,386 a month while the average household earns $129,583 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units602
Renter share31.4%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$129,583
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Towson and the region
Centroid at 39.4064, -76.6261 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Willows of Ruxton scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Towson
6.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$2,386 rent vs county FMR
7.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Towson
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Towson
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Towson
6.6
How The Willows of Ruxton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 9%Socioeconomic
- 21%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 84%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.
- 4.3%Housing insecurity
- 2.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 5.3%Food insecurity
- 3.6%SNAP enrollment
- 3.3%Transit barriers
- 4.3%No health insurance
- 9.8%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Willows of Ruxton
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.6/10. 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 Towson 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 29th 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 4.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.7% 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 24005490701
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005490701?
Census tract 24005490701 in the The Willows of Ruxton neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 24005490701?
Median gross rent is $2,386/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24005490701?
5.9% of residents in tract 24005490701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,660.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24005490701?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 9th, household 21th, minority 19th, housing 84th.
Q5
Is tract 24005490701 considered part of The Willows of Ruxton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005490701 fall within The Willows of Ruxton (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24005490701 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.3% 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. 2.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24005490701 compare to Towson overall?
Tract 24005490701 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Towson at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Towson eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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/ 10 · Elevated
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