Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Metropolitan Grove Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gaithersburg

Tract 24031700724 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 3,546 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

How risky is the Metropolitan Grove area of Gaithersburg for landlords? Census tract 24031700724 scores 7.3/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 97th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,485 a month while the average household earns $63,361 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 86% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 42% Owners 14%

Tract context

Occupied units1,112

Renter share85.6%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate16.4%

Median income$63,361

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gaithersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.1396, -77.2078 · click any tract to drill in

Why Metropolitan Grove scores 5

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

16.4% poverty · this tract

4.1

Supply constraint

$1,485 rent vs county FMR

1.4

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 Metropolitan Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

95%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
70%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.

24.9%Housing insecurity
14.2%Utility-shutoff threat
30.4%Food insecurity
23.2%SNAP enrollment
13.6%Transit barriers
22.2%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
30.9%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 24.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 96th 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 24031700724

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700724?

Census tract 24031700724 in the Metropolitan Grove neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 24031700724?

Median gross rent is $1,485/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700724?

16.4% of residents in tract 24031700724 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,546.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700724?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 98th, minority 87th, housing 70th.

Is tract 24031700724 considered part of Metropolitan Grove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700724 fall within Metropolitan Grove (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031700724 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.9% 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. 14.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031700724 compare to Gaithersburg overall?

Tract 24031700724 scores 5/10, 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.