Neighborhood · Ranked #16,571 of 84,120 nationally

Running Brook Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbia

Tract 24027605401 · Howard County, MD · pop 5,412 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 24027605401 sits in the Running Brook area of Columbia eviction risk, MD, carrying an eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. It is home to 5,412 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.9/10.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 30% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units2,245

Renter share53.2%

SVI overall0.23

Poverty rate5.7%

Median income$109,745

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 39.2331, -76.8562 · click any tract to drill in

Why Running Brook scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

5.7% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$1,915 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Columbia

5.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Columbia

7.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Columbia

4.8

How Running Brook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

11%Socioeconomic
42%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
27%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.

9.6%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
9.4%Food insecurity
6.6%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
5.6%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
20.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Running Brook

Running cool, economic stress reads 1.4/10. Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

On the high side, local political climate reads 7.5/10. It sits 1.0 points above the Howard County average of 5.3. SNAP participation runs 6.6% against 15.2% nationally.

Food insecurity runs 9.4% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #16,571 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.1/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.

Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 44% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Average gross rent is $1,915, close to the Columbia average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 24027605401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027605401?

Census tract 24027605401 in the Running Brook neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24027605401?

Median gross rent is $1,915/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24027605401?

5.7% of residents in tract 24027605401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,412.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24027605401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 42th, minority 75th, housing 27th.

Is tract 24027605401 considered part of Running Brook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027605401 fall within Running Brook (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24027605401 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.6% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24027605401 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 24027605401 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Columbia at 5.9/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbia

Top eight tracts in Columbia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.