Neighborhood · Ranked #31,049 of 84,120 nationally

Walnut Ridge Eviction Risk: Moderate , Frederick

Tract 24021751202 · Frederick County, MD · pop 6,548 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 24021751202 covers part of the Walnut Ridge area of Frederick, MD, and scores 5.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 6,548 residents. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 10% Owners 81%

Tract context

Occupied units2,822

Renter share19.2%

SVI overall0.42

Poverty rate10.6%

Median income$111,198

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Frederick and the region

Centroid at 39.4526, -77.4464 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walnut Ridge scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Frederick

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.5

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

10.6% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$2,034 rent vs county FMR

3.8

Rent control risk

Inherited from Frederick

3.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Frederick

3.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Frederick

4.5

How Walnut Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

30%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
45%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.

9.6%Housing insecurity
6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
10.0%Food insecurity
7.3%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
6.4%No health insurance
14.6%Frequent mental distress
22.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Walnut Ridge

26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. 48% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Frederick County average of 39.1%. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 2.6/10.

Average gross rent is $2,034, 15% above the Frederick average. SNAP participation runs 7.3% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 10.0% against 17.8% nationally.

It sits 0.8 points above the Frederick County average of 4.3. On the national scale it lands near the 63rd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

Only 19% 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. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.8/10. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $111,198.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 24021751202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24021751202?

Census tract 24021751202 in the Walnut Ridge 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.

What is the average rent in tract 24021751202?

Median gross rent is $2,034/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24021751202?

10.6% of residents in tract 24021751202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,548.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24021751202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 62th, minority 47th, housing 45th.

Is tract 24021751202 considered part of Walnut Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24021751202 fall within Walnut Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24021751202 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.6% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24021751202 compare to Frederick overall?

Tract 24021751202 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Frederick at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Frederick eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Frederick

Top eight tracts in Frederick ranked by composite eviction-risk score.