Census Tract · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally
Preston Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 24011955500 ·
Caroline County, MD · pop 3,622 · 17% of tract blocks fall in Preston
Census tract 24011955500 covers part of Preston, MD, and scores 3.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,622. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 11%Owners 79%
Tract context
Occupied units1,452
Renter share20.9%
SVI overall0.43
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$78,347
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Preston
Moderate
Within county
0th percentile
#9 of 9 tracts In Caroline County
Very Low
Within state
16th percentile
#1,231 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very Low
National
33th percentile
#56,048 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Preston and the region
Centroid at 38.7407, -75.9327 · click any tract to drill in
Why Preston scores 3.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Preston
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,308 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Preston
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Preston
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Preston
6.2
How Preston compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 43
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
10.6%Housing insecurity
6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
9.4%SNAP enrollment
6.3%Transit barriers
7.1%No health insurance
16.0%Frequent mental distress
28.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Preston
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.6/10. The severe-burden share is 22%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.6/10.
It sits 1.5 points below the Caroline County average of 5.1. At $1,308 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Preston commands.
That is riskier than roughly 33% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 4.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.9 points cooler. 47% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $78,347.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 24011955500
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24011955500?
Census tract 24011955500 in Preston scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 24011955500?
Median gross rent is $1,308/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24011955500?
6.3% of residents in tract 24011955500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,622.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24011955500?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 62th, minority 32th, housing 61th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24011955500 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.6% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24011955500 compare to Preston overall?
Tract 24011955500 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Preston at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Preston; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.