Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally
North Germantown Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 24031700309 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 4,939 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Tract 24031700309, home to 4,939 residents in North Germantown in Germantown, scores 6.7/10 for landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #8,053 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,898 a month against an average household income of $96,623 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 45% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
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 parent city
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
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 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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.
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.
- 13.6%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
The score leans hardest on 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 about the same as 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 riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 24031700309
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700309?
Census tract 24031700309 in the North Germantown neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 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 3.4/10, 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.
Tract · MD
The Colony
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MD
Brandermill
4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · MD
North Germantown
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MD
Kings Square
3.7
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MD
Germantown Park
3.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · MD
Brandermill
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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Williamsburg Square
3.4
/ 10 · Low
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Seneca Park
3.3
/ 10 · Low
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