Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally
Worthington Eviction Risk: Moderate , Ellicott City
Tract 24027602700 · Howard County, MD · pop 6,020 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
24027602700 is a census tract in the Worthington area of Ellicott City, MD. It scores 4.1/10 for landlords. Population here is 6,020. Severe burden reaches 56%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 98%
Tract context
Occupied units2,006
Renter share2.6%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate3.4%
Median income$203,981
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
21
th percentile
Low
Within state
26
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Ellicott City and the region
Centroid at 39.2492, -76.7827 · click any tract to drill in
Why Worthington scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Ellicott City
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
3.4% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Ellicott City
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Ellicott City
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Ellicott City
4.4
How Worthington compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 1%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 24%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.
- 5.9%Housing insecurity
- 3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.5%Food insecurity
- 3.9%SNAP enrollment
- 3.9%Transit barriers
- 4.1%No health insurance
- 10.9%Frequent mental distress
- 19.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Worthington
The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.9/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10.
56% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Howard County average of 45.4%. SNAP participation runs 3.9% against 15.2% nationally.
Against the Howard County average of 5.3, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.2 points. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 7.5/10.
Housing insecurity runs 5.9% against 14.2% nationally. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
Only 3% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points cooler. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 24027602700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027602700?
Census tract 24027602700 in the Worthington neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (Moderate 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 poverty rate in tract 24027602700?
3.4% of residents in tract 24027602700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,020.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027602700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 1th, household 69th, minority 57th, housing 24th.
Q4
Is tract 24027602700 considered part of Worthington?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027602700 fall within Worthington (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 24027602700 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.9% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24027602700 compare to Ellicott City overall?
Tract 24027602700 scores 4.1/10, lower than the parent city of Ellicott City at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Ellicott City 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 Ellicott City
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/ 10 · Elevated
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5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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4.6
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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24027603001
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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