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Foster Branch Eviction Risk: Lower , Joppatowne

Tract 24025301401 · Harford County, MD · pop 7,668 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

Census tract 24025301401 sits in the Foster Branch area of Joppatowne, Maryland eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.3/10. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 25% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,618 monthly, set against $105,764 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 29% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 21% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units3,118
Renter share28.7%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$105,764

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Foster Branch
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Joppatowne
Very Low
Within county
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#29 of 59 tracts In Harford County
Moderate
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#1,060 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Joppatowne and the region

Centroid at 39.4076, -76.3571 · click any tract to drill in

Why Foster Branch scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Joppatowne
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,618 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Joppatowne
2.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Joppatowne
4.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Joppatowne
3.4

How Foster Branch compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Foster Branch risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 301401Joppatowne: 5.75.7Joppatowneparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Foster Branch. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Foster Branch

What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.7/10. 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 Joppatowne, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Harford County average of 6.0 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 10.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th 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 24025301401

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24025301401?

Census tract 24025301401 in the Foster Branch neighborhood scores 2/10 (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 24025301401?

Median gross rent is $1,618/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24025301401?

6.6% of residents in tract 24025301401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,668.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24025301401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 21th, minority 38th, housing 17th.
Q5

Is tract 24025301401 considered part of Foster Branch?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24025301401 fall within Foster Branch (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24025301401 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.8% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24025301401 compare to Joppatowne overall?

Tract 24025301401 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Joppatowne at 5.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Joppatowne; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Joppatowne

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

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