Neighborhood · Ranked #13,349 of 84,120 nationally
North Germantown Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 24031700309 ·
Montgomery County, MD · pop 4,939 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
24031700309 is a census tract in the North Germantown area of Germantown, MD. It scores 6.9/10 for landlords. Population here is 4,939. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
6.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%Stable renters 27%Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units2,403
Renter share45.4%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate8.5%
Median income$96,623
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In North Germantown
Very Low
Within parent city
63th percentile
#7 of 17 tracts In Germantown
Elevated
Within county
70th percentile
#70 of 232 tracts In Montgomery County
Elevated
Within state
78th percentile
#320 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Germantown and the region
Centroid at 39.1881, -77.2703 · click any tract to drill in
Why North Germantown scores 6.9
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
8.5% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$1,898 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 North Germantown compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
46%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
60%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within North Germantown. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
13.6%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
14.5%Food insecurity
9.6%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
9.4%No health insurance
14.0%Frequent mental distress
20.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North Germantown
Severe burden reaches 26%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 8/10.
41% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, lower than the Montgomery County average of 46.7%. Against the Montgomery County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points.
Nationally it ranks #13,349 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.4/10.
Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.4 points hotter. Average gross rent is $1,898, close to the Germantown average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $96,623. 45% 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 24031700309
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700309?
Census tract 24031700309 in the North Germantown neighborhood scores 6.9/10 (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 24031700309?
Median gross rent is $1,898/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700309?
8.5% of residents in tract 24031700309 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,939.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700309?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 57th, minority 82th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 24031700309 considered part of North Germantown?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700309 fall within North Germantown (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031700309 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.6% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031700309 compare to Germantown overall?
Tract 24031700309 scores 6.9/10, higher than the parent city of Germantown at 6.3/10. 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.