Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #79,998 of 84,120 nationally
La Plata Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 24017851001 · Charles County, MD · pop 4,018 · 54% of tract blocks fall in La Plata
In La Plata, census tract 24017851001 scores 5.6/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #32,821 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 29% of renter households, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,214 a month while the average household earns $116,900 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 9% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,342
Renter share9.3%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate2.6%
Median income$116,900
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
16
th percentile
Very Low
National
5
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across La Plata and the region
Centroid at 38.5328, -76.9998 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Plata scores 1.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from La Plata
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
2.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,214 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from La Plata
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from La Plata
5.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from La Plata
3.4
How La Plata compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 36
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 61%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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.
- 9.5%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.6%Food insecurity
- 7.4%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 6.3%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 26.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Plata
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 5.1/10. 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 La Plata, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Charles County average of 6.1 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 36th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 24017851001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24017851001?
Census tract 24017851001 in La Plata scores 1.4/10 (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 24017851001?
Median gross rent is $1,214/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24017851001?
2.6% of residents in tract 24017851001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,018.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24017851001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 51th, minority 61th, housing 59th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 24017851001 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.5% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24017851001 compare to La Plata overall?
Tract 24017851001 scores 1.4/10, lower than the parent city of La Plata at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from La Plata; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in La Plata
Top eight tracts in La Plata ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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