Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally
Sparrows Point Eviction Risk: Elevated , Dundalk
Tract 24005492700 · Baltimore County, MD · pop 3,002 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
In the Sparrows Point neighborhood of Dundalk, census tract 24005492700 scores 7.7/10 for eviction risk. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.
About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,258 a month against an average household income of $47,683 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 67% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.3
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
75
th percentile
High
Within county
95
th percentile
Very High
Within state
89
th percentile
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 6.3
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 score leans hardest on 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 Black and ranks around the 64th 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 25.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.7% 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 24005492700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24005492700?
Census tract 24005492700 in the Sparrows Point neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 6.3/10, right in line with 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.
Tract · MD
Saint Helena
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
Defense Heights
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
Chesterwood
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
Manchester
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
Saint Helena
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
Gray Haven
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
Turner Station
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
Eastpoint
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Related