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Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Fountain Green Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Bel Air South

Tract 24025303605 · Harford County, MD · pop 6,121 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 24025303605 covers the Fountain Green Heights area of Bel Air South, home to 6,121 residents. For landlords it grades 6.1/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 78% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,651 a month while the average household earns $76,231 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 16% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,745
Renter share28.4%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$76,231

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Fountain Green Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 13 tracts In Bel Air South
Very High
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 59 tracts In Harford County
Elevated
Within state
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#946 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Bel Air South and the region

Centroid at 39.5381, -76.3157 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fountain Green Heights scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Bel Air South
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
$1,651 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Bel Air South
5.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Bel Air South
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Bel Air South
4.2

How Fountain Green Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fountain Green Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 303605Bel Air South: 5.65.6Bel Air Southparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 44

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 Fountain Green Heights

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 5.5/10. 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 Bel Air South eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Harford County average of 6.0 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.3% 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 44th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 24025303605

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24025303605?

Census tract 24025303605 in the Fountain Green Heights neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 24025303605?

Median gross rent is $1,651/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24025303605?

6.6% of residents in tract 24025303605 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,121.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24025303605?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 30th, minority 44th, housing 77th.
Q5

Is tract 24025303605 considered part of Fountain Green Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24025303605 fall within Fountain Green Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24025303605 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.3% 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 24025303605 compare to Bel Air South overall?

Tract 24025303605 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Bel Air South at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bel Air South eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bel Air South

Top eight tracts in Bel Air South ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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