Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally

Fox Pause Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia

Tract 24027605504 · Howard County, MD · pop 2,661 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

In the Fox Pause area of Columbia, census tract 24027605504 scores 6.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 81% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 22% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $3,501 monthly, set against $250,001 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 5% Owners 94%

Tract context

Occupied units769

Renter share5.9%

SVI overall0.00

Poverty rate0.8%

Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 39.1972, -76.9277 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fox Pause scores 2

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

0.8% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,501 rent vs county FMR

10.0

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 Fox Pause compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 0

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

0%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
0%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.

5.1%Housing insecurity
3.1%Utility-shutoff threat
5.5%Food insecurity
2.9%SNAP enrollment
3.4%Transit barriers
3.1%No health insurance
10.5%Frequent mental distress
15.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fox Pause

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 0th 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.

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 24027605504

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027605504?

Census tract 24027605504 in the Fox Pause neighborhood scores 2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24027605504?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24027605504?

0.8% of residents in tract 24027605504 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,661.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24027605504?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 0th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 6th, minority 71th, housing 0th.

Is tract 24027605504 considered part of Fox Pause?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027605504 fall within Fox Pause (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24027605504 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.1% 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. 3.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24027605504 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 24027605504 scores 2/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbia

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