Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally
West Denton Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 24011955302 · Caroline County, MD · pop 3,210 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
24011955302 is a census tract in the West Denton area of Denton, MD. It scores 6.5/10 for landlords. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units1,282
Renter share48.1%
SVI overall0.89
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$60,429
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
73
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Denton and the region
Centroid at 38.8740, -75.8294 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Denton scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Denton
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$989 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Denton
8.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Denton
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Denton
6.9
How West Denton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 89
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 81%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 53%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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.
- 19.5%Housing insecurity
- 13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.3%Food insecurity
- 26.1%SNAP enrollment
- 12.6%Transit barriers
- 12.5%No health insurance
- 19.8%Frequent mental distress
- 38.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Denton
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10. Running hot, rent-regulation exposure reads 8.4/10.
Against the Caroline County average of 5.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points. Cost burden runs 53% here against 46.4% across Caroline County.
SNAP participation runs 26.1% against 15.2% nationally. 13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Food insecurity runs 26.3% against 17.8% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 82nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Average gross rent is $989, close to the Denton average.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 24011955302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24011955302?
Census tract 24011955302 in the West Denton neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (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 24011955302?
Median gross rent is $989/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24011955302?
14.4% of residents in tract 24011955302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,210.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24011955302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 84th, minority 53th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 24011955302 considered part of West Denton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24011955302 fall within West Denton (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24011955302 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.5% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24011955302 compare to Denton overall?
Tract 24011955302 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Denton at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Denton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Denton
Top eight tracts in Denton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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