Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
North Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated , North Laurel
Tract 24027606904 · Howard County, MD · pop 4,467 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 24027606904 covers part of the North Ridge area of North Laurel, MD, and scores 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,467 residents. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.9/10.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,536
Renter share42.1%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$106,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
74
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Laurel and the region
Centroid at 39.1216, -76.8309 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Ridge scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Laurel
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
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,905 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Laurel
3.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Laurel
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Laurel
3.2
How North Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 40
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 37%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 27%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.
- 13.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.9%Food insecurity
- 9.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 14.6%Frequent mental distress
- 21.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Ridge
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.1/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.7/10. Against Howard County at 45.4%, 51% of renters here are cost-burdened.
The severe-burden share is 10%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Against the Howard County average of 5.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. Nationally it ranks #17,132 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.6/10. Poverty sits at 5%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Average gross rent is $1,905, close to the North Laurel average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $106,250. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 24027606904
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027606904?
Census tract 24027606904 in the North Ridge neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 24027606904?
Median gross rent is $1,905/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027606904?
4.6% of residents in tract 24027606904 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,467.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027606904?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 37th, household 49th, minority 78th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 24027606904 considered part of North Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027606904 fall within North Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027606904 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.4% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24027606904 compare to North Laurel overall?
Tract 24027606904 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of North Laurel at 5.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Laurel eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in North Laurel
Top eight tracts in North Laurel ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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