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Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Fountaindale North Eviction Risk: Lower , Braddock Heights

Tract 24021752603 · Frederick County, MD · pop 4,548 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of 3/10, tract 24021752603 in the Fountaindale North area of Braddock Heights, MD reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,548. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 5% Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,456
Renter share6.2%
SVI overall0.03
Poverty rate2.1%
Median income$145,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Fountaindale North
Moderate
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Braddock Heights
Very Low
Within county
5 th percentile
Rank, 5th percentileLowHigh
#62 of 65 tracts In Frederick County
Very Low
Within state
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#1,378 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Braddock Heights and the region

Centroid at 39.4427, -77.5106 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fountaindale North scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Braddock Heights
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
2.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Braddock Heights
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Braddock Heights
2.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Braddock Heights
1.7

How Fountaindale North compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fountaindale North risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 752603Braddock Heights: 3.43.4Braddock Heightsparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 5.55.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fountaindale North

Against Frederick County at 39.1%, 26% of renters here are cost-burdened. Severe burden reaches 26%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1/10.

Against the Frederick County average of 4.3, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.3 points. Food insecurity runs 7.0% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 4.8% against 15.2% nationally.

On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 6% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 1.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 2.5 points cooler. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 24021752603

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24021752603?

Census tract 24021752603 in the Fountaindale North neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 24021752603?

2.1% of residents in tract 24021752603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,548.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 24021752603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 12th, minority 31th, housing 2th.
Q4

Is tract 24021752603 considered part of Fountaindale North?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24021752603 fall within Fountaindale North (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q5

What share of households in tract 24021752603 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.2% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 24021752603 compare to Braddock Heights overall?

Tract 24021752603 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Braddock Heights at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Braddock Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Braddock Heights

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

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