Neighborhood · Ranked #17,132 of 84,120 nationally
River Island Eviction Risk: Elevated , Savage
Tract 24027606905 ·
Howard County, MD · pop 7,950 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
24027606905 is a census tract in the River Island area of Savage, MD. It scores 6.2/10 for landlords. It is home to 7,950 residents. Severe burden reaches 44%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%Stable renters 15%Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units3,159
Renter share39.9%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$127,114
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In River Island
Moderate
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Savage
Moderate
Within county
76th percentile
#15 of 59 tracts In Howard County
High
Within state
67th percentile
#479 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Savage and the region
Centroid at 39.1372, -76.8232 · click any tract to drill in
Why River Island scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Savage
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.2
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$2,174 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Savage
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Savage
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Savage
4.7
How River Island compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
22%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
30%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.
11.2%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
11.2%Food insecurity
8.1%SNAP enrollment
6.6%Transit barriers
6.3%No health insurance
14.0%Frequent mental distress
20.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in River Island
63% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Howard County average of 45.4%. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.9/10.
Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.8/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 7.8/10.
Against the Howard County average of 5.3, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. SNAP participation runs 8.1% against 15.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #17,132 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
Average gross rent is $2,174, close to the Savage average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $127,114.
40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 24027606905
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24027606905?
Census tract 24027606905 in the River Island 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 24027606905?
Median gross rent is $2,174/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24027606905?
7.4% of residents in tract 24027606905 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,950.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24027606905?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 9th, minority 69th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 24027606905 considered part of River Island?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24027606905 fall within River Island (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24027606905 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.2% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24027606905 compare to Savage overall?
Tract 24027606905 scores 6.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Savage at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Savage; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.