Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

Lakelands Ridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Gaithersburg

Tract 24031700826 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 6,089 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Elevated-tier score of 6.4/10 for census tract 24031700826 reflects conditions in the Lakelands Ridge neighborhood of Gaithersburg, Maryland. On the national scale it ranks #12,519 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 26% of renter households, a moderate level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,369 monthly, set against $165,700 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score

2.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 26% Owners 65%

Tract context

Occupied units2,648

Renter share35.9%

SVI overall0.17

Poverty rate1.7%

Median income$165,700

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gaithersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.1174, -77.2341 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakelands Ridge scores 2.7

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

1.7% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,369 rent vs county FMR

5.2

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 Lakelands Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 17

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

3%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
52%Racial/ethnic minority
31%Housing & transportation

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.

5.1%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
4.9%Food insecurity
2.7%SNAP enrollment
3.1%Transit barriers
3.9%No health insurance
10.3%Frequent mental distress
16.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lakelands Ridge

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 about the same as the Montgomery County average of 6.7 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 17th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.0% 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 24031700826

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700826?

Census tract 24031700826 in the Lakelands Ridge neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 24031700826?

Median gross rent is $2,369/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700826?

1.7% of residents in tract 24031700826 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,089.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700826?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 3th, household 46th, minority 52th, housing 31th.

Is tract 24031700826 considered part of Lakelands Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700826 fall within Lakelands Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031700826 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.1% 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. 3.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031700826 compare to Gaithersburg overall?

Tract 24031700826 scores 2.7/10, 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.