Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
Villages of Ballenger Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 24021752301 · Frederick County, MD · pop 6,755 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 24021752301 covers part of the Villages of Ballenger Creek area of Ballenger Creek, MD, and scores 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 6,755. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units2,575
Renter share19.0%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate4.9%
Median income$131,399
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ballenger Creek and the region
Centroid at 39.3659, -77.4308 · click any tract to drill in
Why Villages of Ballenger Creek scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ballenger Creek
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
4.9% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,285 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ballenger Creek
7.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ballenger Creek
7.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ballenger Creek
6.5
How Villages of Ballenger Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 17%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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.
- 11.2%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.9%Food insecurity
- 7.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.2%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 19.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Villages of Ballenger Creek
Cost burden runs about a quarter here against 39.1% across Frederick County. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.2/10. Disability prevalence runs 19.3% against 31.5% nationally.
Against the Frederick County average of 4.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.2/10.
Average gross rent is $2,285, 15% above the Ballenger Creek average. Severe burden reaches 9%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
SNAP participation runs 7.7% against 15.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 65th 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.
Social vulnerability reads 3.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 24021752301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24021752301?
Census tract 24021752301 in the Villages of Ballenger Creek neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 24021752301?
Median gross rent is $2,285/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24021752301?
4.9% of residents in tract 24021752301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,755.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24021752301?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 17th, household 37th, minority 67th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 24021752301 considered part of Villages of Ballenger Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24021752301 fall within Villages of Ballenger Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24021752301 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.2% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24021752301 compare to Ballenger Creek overall?
Tract 24021752301 scores 5.2/10, lower than the parent city of Ballenger Creek at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ballenger Creek eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Ballenger Creek
Top eight tracts in Ballenger Creek ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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