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Jeffers Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia

Tract 24027606604 · Howard County, MD · pop 4,424 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

With a score of 6.6/10, tract 24027606604 in Jeffers Hill in Columbia ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,424 residents. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 35% of renter households, a high level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,211 a month against an average household income of $130,781 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 22% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 14% Owners 78%

Tract context

Occupied units1,583

Renter share21.8%

SVI overall0.39

Poverty rate9.9%

Median income$130,781

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbia and the region

Centroid at 39.2032, -76.8267 · click any tract to drill in

Why Jeffers Hill 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

9.9% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$2,211 rent vs county FMR

6.3

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 Jeffers Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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

38%Socioeconomic
73%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
14%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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.6%Food insecurity
9.4%SNAP enrollment
7.0%Transit barriers
7.3%No health insurance
14.0%Frequent mental distress
22.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Jeffers 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 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 39th 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 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% 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 24027606604

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027606604?

Census tract 24027606604 in the Jeffers Hill 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 24027606604?

Median gross rent is $2,211/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24027606604?

9.9% of residents in tract 24027606604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,424.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24027606604?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 73th, minority 72th, housing 14th.

Is tract 24027606604 considered part of Jeffers Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027606604 fall within Jeffers Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24027606604 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24027606604 compare to Columbia overall?

Tract 24027606604 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.