Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Running Brook Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia
Tract 24027602304 · Howard County, MD · pop 4,964 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 24027602304 (the Running Brook neighborhood of Columbia, Maryland) comes in at 6.7/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 90% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,788 monthly, set against $205,588 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 2% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 98%
Tract context
Occupied units1,584
Renter share2.5%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate2.8%
Median income$205,588
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
40
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 39.2544, -76.8571 · click any tract to drill in
Why Running Brook scores 2.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Columbia
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
2.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,788 rent vs county FMR
9.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbia
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbia
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbia
4.4
How Running Brook compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 4%Socioeconomic
- 45%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Running Brook. 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.
- 5.4%Housing insecurity
- 3.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.2%Food insecurity
- 3.5%SNAP enrollment
- 3.6%Transit barriers
- 3.9%No health insurance
- 10.3%Frequent mental distress
- 18.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Running Brook
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 9.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Columbia 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 Howard County average of 6.5 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 12th 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 5.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 24027602304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027602304?
Census tract 24027602304 in the Running Brook neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 24027602304?
Median gross rent is $2,788/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027602304?
2.8% of residents in tract 24027602304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,964.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027602304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 45th, minority 62th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 24027602304 considered part of Running Brook?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027602304 fall within Running Brook (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027602304 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.4% 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. 3.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24027602304 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 24027602304 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Columbia at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbia eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Columbia
Top eight tracts in Columbia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.8
/ 10 · Low
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3.1
/ 10 · Low
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Brinkleigh
2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.8
/ 10 · Low
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2.8
/ 10 · Low
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2.7
/ 10 · Low
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2.7
/ 10 · Low
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