Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #9,043 of 84,120 nationally
Sparrows Point Eviction Risk: Elevated , Dundalk
Tract 24005492700 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 3,002 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 7.8/10, tract 24005492700 in the Sparrows Point area of Dundalk, MD reads elevated for landlord eviction risk. Against Baltimore County at 46.8%, around two-thirds of renters here are cost-burdened.
Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 46%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,211
Renter share66.9%
SVI overall0.64
Poverty rate24.8%
Median income$47,683
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
95
th percentile
Very High
Within county
93
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dundalk and the region
Centroid at 39.2174, -76.4879 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sparrows Point scores 7.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
24.8% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,258 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 Sparrows Point compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 64
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 14%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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.
- 25.8%Housing insecurity
- 17.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.0%Food insecurity
- 29.0%SNAP enrollment
- 15.4%Transit barriers
- 11.5%No health insurance
- 20.7%Frequent mental distress
- 33.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sparrows Point
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 10/10. The severe-burden share is 28%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.9/10.
It sits 2.1 points above the Baltimore County average of 5.7. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.4/10. This is renter territory: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
SNAP participation runs 29.0% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 25%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Average gross rent is $1,258, 15% below the Dundalk average. On the national scale it lands near the 89th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.7/10.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 24005492700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005492700?
Census tract 24005492700 in the Sparrows Point neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24005492700?
Median gross rent is $1,258/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24005492700?
24.8% of residents in tract 24005492700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,002.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24005492700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 14th, minority 84th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 24005492700 considered part of Sparrows Point?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24005492700 fall within Sparrows Point (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24005492700 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.8% 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. 17.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24005492700 compare to Dundalk overall?
Tract 24005492700 scores 7.8/10, 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.
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Eastpoint
7.8
/ 10 · High
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Manchester
7.8
/ 10 · High
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Graceland
7.8
/ 10 · High
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Saint Helena
7.8
/ 10 · High
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Saint Helena
7.8
/ 10 · High
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Turner Station
7.8
/ 10 · High
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Watersedge
7.8
/ 10 · High
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Defense Heights
7.8
/ 10 · High
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