Within parent city
15
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #79,124 of 84,120 nationally
Waldorf Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 24017850710 · Charles County, MD · pop 5,957
With a score of 6.3/10, tract 24017850710 in Waldorf ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,957 residents. On the national scale it ranks #14,370 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,286 a month against an average household income of $132,831 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units2,117
Renter share15.1%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$132,831
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
24
th percentile
Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
6
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Waldorf and the region
Centroid at 38.6273, -76.9607 · click any tract to drill in
Why Waldorf scores 1.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Waldorf
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,286 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Waldorf
5.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Waldorf
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Waldorf
4.9
How Waldorf compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%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.
- 15.4%Housing insecurity
- 10.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.9%Food insecurity
- 11.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.5%Transit barriers
- 6.5%No health insurance
- 16.1%Frequent mental distress
- 23.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Waldorf
The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at 5.8/10. 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 Waldorf eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Charles County average of 6.1 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 Black and White and ranks around the 17th 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 15.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.2% 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 24017850710
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24017850710?
Census tract 24017850710 in Waldorf scores 1.5/10 (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 24017850710?
Median gross rent is $2,286/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24017850710?
4.9% of residents in tract 24017850710 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,957.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24017850710?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 37th, minority 84th, housing 11th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24017850710 struggle to pay rent?
About 15.4% 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. 10.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24017850710 compare to Waldorf overall?
Tract 24017850710 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Waldorf at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Waldorf eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Waldorf
Top eight tracts in Waldorf ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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