Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally
Faulkner Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia
Tract 24027605403 · Howard County, MD · pop 4,078 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
The Faulkner Ridge neighborhood of Columbia is where census tract 24027605403 sits, home to 4,078 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.4/10. That is riskier than about 85% of US census tracts.
33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,733 a month while the average household earns $114,970 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 31% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,675
Renter share31.3%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$114,970
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
62
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
40
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 39.2205, -76.8720 · click any tract to drill in
Why Faulkner Ridge 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
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,733 rent vs county FMR
3.8
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 Faulkner Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 75%Racial/ethnic minority
- 28%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.
- 12.6%Housing insecurity
- 8.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.8%Food insecurity
- 10.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.7%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 14.5%Frequent mental distress
- 25.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Faulkner Ridge
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.4/10. 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 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 safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 59th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.4% 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 24027605403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027605403?
Census tract 24027605403 in the Faulkner Ridge 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 24027605403?
Median gross rent is $1,733/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027605403?
8.4% of residents in tract 24027605403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,078.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027605403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 84th, minority 75th, housing 28th.
Q5
Is tract 24027605403 considered part of Faulkner Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027605403 fall within Faulkner Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027605403 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.6% 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. 8.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24027605403 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 24027605403 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
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3.7
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3.6
/ 10 · Low
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3.5
/ 10 · Low
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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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