Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally
Gateway Eviction Risk: Moderate , Thurmont
Tract 24021753001 · Frederick County, MD · pop 4,878 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 24021753001 sits in the Gateway area of Thurmont, MD, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.5/10. It is home to 4,878 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 13%
Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,101
Renter share25.7%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate11.6%
Median income$94,677
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Thurmont and the region
Centroid at 39.6040, -77.4044 · click any tract to drill in
Why Gateway scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Thurmont
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.5
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
11.6% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,042 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Thurmont
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Thurmont
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Thurmont
6.5
How Gateway compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 35%Household composition
- 17%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%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.
- 9.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.3%Food insecurity
- 8.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 16.5%Frequent mental distress
- 26.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Gateway
26% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1/10.
Against Frederick County at 39.1%, 50% of renters here are cost-burdened. It sits 1.2 points above the Frederick County average of 4.3.
On the high side, rent-regulation exposure reads 7.4/10. Food insecurity runs 10.3% against 17.8% nationally.
SNAP participation runs 8.1% against 15.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $1,042, 12% above the Thurmont average.
Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.3/10.
Against average income of $94,677, annual rent is just 13%. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 24021753001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24021753001?
Census tract 24021753001 in the Gateway neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 24021753001?
Median gross rent is $1,042/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24021753001?
11.6% of residents in tract 24021753001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,878.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24021753001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 35th, minority 17th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 24021753001 considered part of Gateway?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24021753001 fall within Gateway (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24021753001 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.1% 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.
Q7
How does tract 24021753001 compare to Thurmont overall?
Tract 24021753001 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Thurmont at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Thurmont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Thurmont
Top eight tracts in Thurmont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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