Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally
Hamlet North Eviction Risk: Elevated , Gaithersburg
Tract 24031700729 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 3,142 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 24031700729 covers part of the Hamlet North area of Gaithersburg, MD, and scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,142 residents. Severe burden reaches 36%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
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.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
79
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
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 7.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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 court filing pressure at 9.8/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10.
57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, markedly above the Montgomery County average of 46.7%. Sitting well above the midpoint, local political climate reads 8.2/10.
It sits 1.3 points above the Montgomery County average of 6.0. Average gross rent is $1,824, 11% below the Gaithersburg average. On the national scale it lands near the 87th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
At 16% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.
Against average income of $130,833, annual rent is just 17%. Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.8 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 24031700729
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700729?
Census tract 24031700729 in the Hamlet North neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
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.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 24031700729 compare to Gaithersburg overall?
Tract 24031700729 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Gaithersburg at 6.9/10. 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.
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8.3
/ 10 · High
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8.3
/ 10 · High
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8.3
/ 10 · High
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8.3
/ 10 · High
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8.2
/ 10 · High
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8.2
/ 10 · High
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8.2
/ 10 · High
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8.1
/ 10 · High
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