Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
Harwood Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Elkridge
Tract 24027601204 · Howard County, MD · pop 7,625 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Eviction risk in the Harwood Park neighborhood of Elkridge centers on tract 24027601204, which scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 7,625 residents. On the national scale it ranks #2,115 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,170 a month while the average household earns $151,695 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units3,046
Renter share38.2%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate7.0%
Median income$151,695
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
35
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Elkridge and the region
Centroid at 39.1917, -76.7426 · click any tract to drill in
Why Harwood Park scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Elkridge
8.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
7.0% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,170 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Elkridge
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Elkridge
7.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Elkridge
6.2
How Harwood Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 28%Socioeconomic
- 60%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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.
- 12.3%Housing insecurity
- 7.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.7%Food insecurity
- 8.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 7.7%No health insurance
- 15.0%Frequent mental distress
- 20.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Harwood Park
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at $1/10. 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 Elkridge eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Howard County average of 6.5 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 56th 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 24027601204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027601204?
Census tract 24027601204 in the Harwood Park 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 24027601204?
Median gross rent is $2,170/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027601204?
7.0% of residents in tract 24027601204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,625.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027601204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 60th, minority 75th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 24027601204 considered part of Harwood Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027601204 fall within Harwood Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027601204 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.3% 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. 7.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24027601204 compare to Elkridge overall?
Tract 24027601204 scores 2.4/10, lower than the parent city of Elkridge at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Elkridge eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Elkridge
Top eight tracts in Elkridge ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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