Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Knettishall Eviction Risk: Moderate , Towson

Tract 24005491201 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 2,033 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Census tract 24005491201 belongs to the Knettishall area of Towson, Maryland. It is home to 2,033 residents and scores 7.2/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,016 monthly, set against $89,063 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.3

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 15% Stable renters 14% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units873

Renter share28.6%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate10.3%

Median income$89,063

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Towson and the region

Centroid at 39.3970, -76.5746 · click any tract to drill in

Why Knettishall scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

10.3% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$2,016 rent vs county FMR

5.3

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 Knettishall compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

36%Socioeconomic
24%Household composition
55%Racial/ethnic minority
30%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.

11.1%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
6.9%No health insurance
15.7%Frequent mental distress
23.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Knettishall

What moves this score most 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 31st 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.

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 24005491201

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005491201?

Census tract 24005491201 in the Knettishall neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (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 24005491201?

Median gross rent is $2,016/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24005491201?

10.3% of residents in tract 24005491201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,033.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005491201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 24th, minority 55th, housing 30th.

Is tract 24005491201 considered part of Knettishall?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005491201 fall within Knettishall (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005491201 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.1% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005491201 compare to Towson overall?

Tract 24005491201 scores 4.3/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Towson

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