Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Clarys Forest Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia

Tract 24027605601 · Howard County, MD · pop 7,785 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 24027605601 covers the Clarys Forest neighborhood of Columbia in Maryland. Home to 7,785 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,883 monthly, set against $130,656 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 12% Owners 68%

Tract context

Occupied units3,238

Renter share32.1%

SVI overall0.42

Poverty rate10.3%

Median income$130,656

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 39.2037, -76.8942 · click any tract to drill in

Why Clarys Forest scores 2.5

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

10.3% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$1,883 rent vs county FMR

4.6

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 Clarys Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 42

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

29%Socioeconomic
41%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
54%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.

10.2%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
10.7%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
6.2%Transit barriers
6.1%No health insurance
13.4%Frequent mental distress
22.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Clarys Forest

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 White and Black and ranks around the 42nd 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 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% 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 24027605601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027605601?

Census tract 24027605601 in the Clarys Forest neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 24027605601?

Median gross rent is $1,883/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24027605601?

10.3% of residents in tract 24027605601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,785.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24027605601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 41th, minority 64th, housing 54th.

Is tract 24027605601 considered part of Clarys Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027605601 fall within Clarys Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24027605601 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24027605601 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 24027605601 scores 2.5/10, 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.