Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Amberfield Eviction Risk: Lower , Gaithersburg

Tract 24031700828 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 2,127 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 24031700828 covers the Amberfield neighborhood of Gaithersburg, home to 2,127 residents. For landlords it grades 6.2/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #16,400 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

19% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,133 monthly, set against $212,065 in average yearly household income, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.8

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 7% Owners 91%

Tract context

Occupied units768

Renter share8.1%

SVI overall0.06

Poverty rate3.1%

Median income$212,065

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gaithersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.1085, -77.2239 · click any tract to drill in

Why Amberfield scores 2.8

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

3.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$2,133 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 Amberfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 6

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

4%Socioeconomic
13%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
13%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.

5.3%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility-shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
3.2%SNAP enrollment
3.5%Transit barriers
4.0%No health insurance
10.1%Frequent mental distress
17.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Amberfield

The heaviest input here is 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 below the Montgomery County average of 6.7 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 6th 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 5.3% 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 24031700828

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700828?

Census tract 24031700828 in the Amberfield neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 24031700828?

Median gross rent is $2,133/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700828?

3.1% of residents in tract 24031700828 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,127.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700828?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 6th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 13th, minority 57th, housing 13th.

Is tract 24031700828 considered part of Amberfield?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700828 fall within Amberfield (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031700828 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.3% 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 24031700828 compare to Gaithersburg overall?

Tract 24031700828 scores 2.8/10, 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.