Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Hobbits Glen Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia
Tract 24027605502 · Howard County, MD · pop 4,329 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 24027605502 sits in the Hobbits Glen area of Columbia eviction risk, Maryland eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,154 monthly, set against $125,865 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units1,812
Renter share32.5%
SVI overall0.29
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$125,865
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
41
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 39.2257, -76.9055 · click any tract to drill in
Why Hobbits Glen scores 2.1
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
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,154 rent vs county FMR
6.0
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 Hobbits Glen compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 29
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 47%Household composition
- 77%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.6%Food insecurity
- 5.9%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 4.8%No health insurance
- 12.0%Frequent mental distress
- 21.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Hobbits Glen
The heaviest input here is 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 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.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 29th 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 8.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.3% 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 24027605502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027605502?
Census tract 24027605502 in the Hobbits Glen neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 24027605502?
Median gross rent is $2,154/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027605502?
3.8% of residents in tract 24027605502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,329.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027605502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 47th, minority 77th, housing 36th.
Q5
Is tract 24027605502 considered part of Hobbits Glen?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027605502 fall within Hobbits Glen (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027605502 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24027605502 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 24027605502 scores 2.1/10, 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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2.9
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/ 10 · Low
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