Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Metropolitan Grove Eviction Risk: Lower , Gaithersburg

Tract 24031700706 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 4,312 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Here is how census tract 24031700706, in the Metropolitan Grove neighborhood of Gaithersburg eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 7.2/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 4,312. That is riskier than about 97% of US census tracts.

About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,932 monthly, set against $102,917 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 26% Owners 42%

Tract context

Occupied units1,613

Renter share57.4%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate7.3%

Median income$102,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gaithersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.1518, -77.2282 · click any tract to drill in

Why Metropolitan Grove scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gaithersburg

8.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.0

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

7.3% poverty · this tract

1.8

Supply constraint

$1,932 rent vs county FMR

3.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gaithersburg

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.8

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gaithersburg

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gaithersburg

5.9

How Metropolitan Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

50%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
83%Racial/ethnic minority
79%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Metropolitan Grove. 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.

14.8%Housing insecurity
8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
16.9%Food insecurity
11.4%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
10.9%No health insurance
13.9%Frequent mental distress
21.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Metropolitan Grove

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $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 Gaithersburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Asian and ranks around the 73rd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% 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 24031700706

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700706?

Census tract 24031700706 in the Metropolitan Grove neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (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 24031700706?

Median gross rent is $1,932/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700706?

7.3% of residents in tract 24031700706 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,312.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700706?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 75th, minority 83th, housing 79th.

Is tract 24031700706 considered part of Metropolitan Grove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700706 fall within Metropolitan Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031700706 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.8% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031700706 compare to Gaithersburg overall?

Tract 24031700706 scores 3.6/10, lower than the parent city of Gaithersburg at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gaithersburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gaithersburg

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