Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally
Griffith Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Laytonsville
Tract 24031700103 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 5,318 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
24031700103 is a census tract in the Griffith Park area of Laytonsville, MD. It scores 3.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 5,318 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 98%
Tract context
Occupied units1,843
Renter share2.1%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate2.5%
Median income$198,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
1
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
14
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Laytonsville and the region
Centroid at 39.2251, -77.1155 · click any tract to drill in
Why Griffith Park scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Laytonsville
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
2.5% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,214 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Laytonsville
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Laytonsville
2.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Laytonsville
6.2
How Griffith Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 12%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 55%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.
- 7.3%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 5.0%SNAP enrollment
- 4.5%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 11.5%Frequent mental distress
- 20.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Griffith Park
Cost burden runs around a third here against 46.7% across Montgomery County. Sitting well above the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 9.6/10.
It sits 2.5 points below the Montgomery County average of 6.0. Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10.
Severe burden reaches 21%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Food insecurity runs 8.4% against 17.8% nationally. At $1,214 a month, rents run 16% under what the rest of Laytonsville commands.
Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 31st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 2% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.5/10.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 24031700103
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700103?
Census tract 24031700103 in the Griffith Park neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24031700103?
Median gross rent is $1,214/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700103?
2.5% of residents in tract 24031700103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,318.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700103?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 12th, household 25th, minority 55th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 24031700103 considered part of Griffith Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700103 fall within Griffith Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031700103 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.3% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031700103 compare to Laytonsville overall?
Tract 24031700103 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Laytonsville at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laytonsville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Laytonsville
Top eight tracts in Laytonsville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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