Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally
Foster Branch Eviction Risk: Lower , Joppatowne
Tract 24025301402 · Harford County, MD · pop 2,533 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
How risky is Foster Branch in Joppatowne for landlords? Census tract 24025301402 scores 5.1/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 42nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 17% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,228 a month against an average household income of $114,531 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,024
Renter share12.3%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate11.8%
Median income$114,531
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
57
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
32
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Joppatowne and the region
Centroid at 39.4068, -76.3320 · click any tract to drill in
Why Foster Branch scores 2.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
11.8% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,228 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 49%Racial/ethnic minority
- 14%Housing & transportation
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.
- 11.8%Housing insecurity
- 7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.5%Food insecurity
- 10.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Foster Branch
The heaviest input here 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 27th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 24025301402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24025301402?
Census tract 24025301402 in the Foster Branch neighborhood scores 2.2/10 (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 24025301402?
Median gross rent is $1,228/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 17% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24025301402?
11.8% of residents in tract 24025301402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,533.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24025301402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 70th, minority 49th, housing 14th.
Q5
Is tract 24025301402 considered part of Foster Branch?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24025301402 fall within Foster Branch (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24025301402 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.8% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24025301402 compare to Joppatowne overall?
Tract 24025301402 scores 2.2/10, 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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