Neighborhood · Ranked #69,776 of 84,120 nationally

Liberty Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Germantown

Tract 24031700306 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 8,045 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

For landlords sizing up the Liberty Heights area of Germantown, census tract 24031700306 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. On the national scale it ranks #14,391 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

30% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,407 a month against an average household income of $145,724 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.3

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 13% Owners 82%

Tract context

Occupied units2,373

Renter share17.9%

SVI overall0.20

Poverty rate3.3%

Median income$145,724

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Germantown and the region

Centroid at 39.1704, -77.2864 · click any tract to drill in

Why Liberty Heights scores 2.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Germantown

8.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.0

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

3.3% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,407 rent vs county FMR

5.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Germantown

6.4

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Germantown

7.1

Housing court bias

Inherited from Germantown

5.5

How Liberty Heights 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.

14%Socioeconomic
52%Household composition
81%Racial/ethnic minority
11%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.

10.9%Housing insecurity
6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
7.1%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
12.5%Frequent mental distress
19.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Liberty Heights

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. 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 Germantown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Montgomery County average of 6.7 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 20th 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 10.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.0% 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 24031700306

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700306?

Census tract 24031700306 in the Liberty Heights neighborhood scores 2.3/10 (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 24031700306?

Median gross rent is $2,407/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700306?

3.3% of residents in tract 24031700306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,045.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 14th, household 52th, minority 81th, housing 11th.

Is tract 24031700306 considered part of Liberty Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700306 fall within Liberty Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031700306 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.9% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031700306 compare to Germantown overall?

Tract 24031700306 scores 2.3/10, lower than the parent city of Germantown at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Germantown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Germantown

Top eight tracts in Germantown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.