Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
West Denton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 24011955302 · Caroline County, MD · pop 3,210 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 24011955302 (the West Denton area of Denton, Maryland) comes in at 6.9/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #5,642 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $989 a month while the average household earns $60,429 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
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
75
th percentile
High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
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 5.1
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
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Denton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Caroline County average of 6.5 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 White and ranks around the 89th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 19.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.7% 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 24011955302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24011955302?
Census tract 24011955302 in the West Denton neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 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 5.1/10, lower than the parent city of Denton at 5.8/10. 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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