Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Hamlet North Eviction Risk: Lower , Gaithersburg

Tract 24031700729 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 3,142 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Eviction risk in Hamlet North in Gaithersburg centers on tract 24031700729, which scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,142 residents. On the national scale it ranks #1,596 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,824 a month while the average household earns $130,833 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 7% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units908

Renter share15.5%

SVI overall0.65

Poverty rate15.1%

Median income$130,833

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gaithersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.1562, -77.1727 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hamlet North scores 3.7

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

15.1% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$1,824 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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: 65

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

64%Socioeconomic
80%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
31%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.

16.4%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
19.9%Food insecurity
13.5%SNAP enrollment
9.1%Transit barriers
13.3%No health insurance
14.4%Frequent mental distress
25.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hamlet North

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 65th 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 16.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% 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 24031700729

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700729?

Census tract 24031700729 in the Hamlet North neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (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 24031700729?

Median gross rent is $1,824/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700729?

15.1% of residents in tract 24031700729 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,142.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700729?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 64th, household 80th, minority 89th, housing 31th.

Is tract 24031700729 considered part of Hamlet North?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700729 fall within Hamlet North (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031700729 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.4% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031700729 compare to Gaithersburg overall?

Tract 24031700729 scores 3.7/10, 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.