Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Hamlet North Eviction Risk: Lower , Gaithersburg

Tract 24031700720 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 3,562 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 24031700720 covers the Hamlet North area of Gaithersburg in Maryland. Home to 3,562 residents, it scores 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,178 a month against an average household income of $151,667 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 10% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units1,032

Renter share26.1%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate3.9%

Median income$151,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gaithersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.1493, -77.1779 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hamlet North scores 2.8

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

3.9% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,178 rent vs county FMR

4.4

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 Hamlet North compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

41%Socioeconomic
59%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
21%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Hamlet North. 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.

13.1%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
15.3%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
12.3%No health insurance
12.9%Frequent mental distress
23.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hamlet North

What moves this score most is 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 43rd 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 24031700720

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700720?

Census tract 24031700720 in the Hamlet North neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 24031700720?

Median gross rent is $2,178/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700720?

3.9% of residents in tract 24031700720 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,562.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700720?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 59th, minority 85th, housing 21th.

Is tract 24031700720 considered part of Hamlet North?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700720 fall within Hamlet North (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031700720 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.1% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031700720 compare to Gaithersburg overall?

Tract 24031700720 scores 2.8/10, 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.