Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Hillsboro Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 24011955202 · Caroline County, MD · pop 2,413 · 6% of tract blocks fall in Hillsboro
Tract 24011955202, home to 2,413 residents in Hillsboro, scores 6.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.
68% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,358 monthly, set against $78,056 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 20% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 80%
Tract context
Occupied units834
Renter share20.0%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$78,056
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
75
th percentile
High
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hillsboro and the region
Centroid at 38.8887, -75.9036 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hillsboro scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hillsboro
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,358 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hillsboro
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hillsboro
8.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hillsboro
7.9
How Hillsboro compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.5%Food insecurity
- 9.3%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 28.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hillsboro
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 Hillsboro, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Caroline County average of 6.5 and in line with 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 39th 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 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% 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 24011955202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24011955202?
Census tract 24011955202 in Hillsboro scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24011955202?
Median gross rent is $1,358/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24011955202?
6.6% of residents in tract 24011955202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,413.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24011955202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 34th, minority 18th, housing 60th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24011955202 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24011955202 compare to Hillsboro overall?
Tract 24011955202 scores 4.9/10, lower than the parent city of Hillsboro at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hillsboro; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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