Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Elkhorn Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbia
Tract 24027606704 · Howard County, MD · pop 6,836 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
In the Elkhorn neighborhood of Columbia, census tract 24027606704 scores 6.5/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
41% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,362 a month against an average household income of $109,911 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units2,665
Renter share41.5%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate9.5%
Median income$109,911
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
81
th percentile
High
Within county
81
th percentile
High
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia and the region
Centroid at 39.1921, -76.8398 · click any tract to drill in
Why Elkhorn scores 2.9
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
9.5% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$1,362 rent vs county FMR
1.9
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 Elkhorn compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 70
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 31%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 74%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%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
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.2%Food insecurity
- 10.1%SNAP enrollment
- 7.2%Transit barriers
- 7.4%No health insurance
- 13.8%Frequent mental distress
- 24.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Elkhorn
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 70th 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 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% 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 24027606704
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027606704?
Census tract 24027606704 in the Elkhorn neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 24027606704?
Median gross rent is $1,362/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027606704?
9.5% of residents in tract 24027606704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,836.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027606704?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 31th, household 95th, minority 74th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 24027606704 considered part of Elkhorn?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027606704 fall within Elkhorn (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027606704 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24027606704 compare to Columbia overall?
Tract 24027606704 scores 2.9/10, 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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3.7
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3.6
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3.5
/ 10 · Low
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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.9
/ 10 · Low
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2.7
/ 10 · Low
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