Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Metropolitan Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gaithersburg

Tract 24031700723 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 4,079 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

Tract 24031700723, home to 4,079 residents in the Metropolitan Grove area of Gaithersburg, scores 7.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,129 a month against an average household income of $93,846 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 79% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 38% Owners 21%

Tract context

Occupied units2,014

Renter share79.5%

SVI overall0.82

Poverty rate12.7%

Median income$93,846

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gaithersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.1471, -77.2026 · click any tract to drill in

Why Metropolitan Grove scores 4.2

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

12.7% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$2,129 rent vs county FMR

4.2

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: 82

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

46%Socioeconomic
96%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
93%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.

8.7%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
7.5%SNAP enrollment
5.7%Transit barriers
10.9%No health insurance
9.8%Frequent mental distress
32.5%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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 82nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 24031700723

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700723?

Census tract 24031700723 in the Metropolitan Grove neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate 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 24031700723?

Median gross rent is $2,129/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700723?

12.7% of residents in tract 24031700723 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,079.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700723?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 46th, household 96th, minority 59th, housing 93th.

Is tract 24031700723 considered part of Metropolitan Grove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700723 fall within Metropolitan Grove (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031700723 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031700723 compare to Gaithersburg overall?

Tract 24031700723 scores 4.2/10, 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.