Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Paradise Eviction Risk: Moderate , Catonsville

Tract 24005492500 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 3,516 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 7.5/10 for census tract 24005492500 reflects conditions in the Paradise area of Catonsville, Maryland. It lands near the 99th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 0% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 60% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 0% Stable renters 0% Owners 100%

Tract context

Occupied units12

SVI overall0.00

Poverty rate46.9%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Catonsville and the region

Centroid at 39.2572, -76.7118 · click any tract to drill in

Why Paradise scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Catonsville

8.9

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.4

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

46.9% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Catonsville

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.2

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Catonsville

6.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Catonsville

5.9

How Paradise compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 0

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

0%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
67%Racial/ethnic minority
8%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
0%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

19.2%Housing insecurity
12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
28.4%Food insecurity
20.0%SNAP enrollment
18.3%Transit barriers
10.1%No health insurance
27.2%Frequent mental distress
30.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Paradise

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Catonsville 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.0% 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 24005492500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005492500?

Census tract 24005492500 in the Paradise neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 24005492500?

46.9% of residents in tract 24005492500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,516.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24005492500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 0th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 1th, minority 67th, housing 8th.

Is tract 24005492500 considered part of Paradise?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005492500 fall within Paradise (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24005492500 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.2% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24005492500 compare to Catonsville overall?

Tract 24005492500 scores 5.5/10, lower than the parent city of Catonsville at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Catonsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 24005492500 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Catonsville

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