Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Thunder Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia
Tract 24027606601 · Howard County, MD · pop 3,737 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The Thunder Hill area of Columbia anchors census tract 24027606601, which lands at 5.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 72% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 16% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,408 monthly, set against $147,610 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,281
Renter share9.1%
SVI overall0.19
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$147,610
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
38
th percentile
Low
Within county
43
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
30
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 39.2234, -76.8349 · click any tract to drill in
Why Thunder Hill 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
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$2,408 rent vs county FMR
7.3
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 Thunder Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 19
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 11%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.
- 8.4%Housing insecurity
- 5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.0%Food insecurity
- 6.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 6.0%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 23.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Thunder Hill
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 below 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 8.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 19th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 24027606601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027606601?
Census tract 24027606601 in the Thunder Hill 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 24027606601?
Median gross rent is $2,408/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 16% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027606601?
4.6% of residents in tract 24027606601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,737.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027606601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 62th, minority 59th, housing 11th.
Q5
Is tract 24027606601 considered part of Thunder Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027606601 fall within Thunder Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027606601 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.4% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24027606601 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 24027606601 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Columbia
Top eight tracts in Columbia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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3.7
/ 10 · Low
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3.6
/ 10 · Low
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Longfellow
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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Talbott Springs
2.9
/ 10 · Low
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Arrowhead
2.9
/ 10 · Low
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Elkhorn
2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.7
/ 10 · Low
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2.6
/ 10 · Low
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