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Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Brandermill Eviction Risk: Lower , Germantown

Tract 24031700830 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 2,603 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 24031700830 runs through the Brandermill neighborhood of Germantown. With 2,603 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. On the national scale it ranks #4,549 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,195 monthly, set against $88,163 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 79% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48% Stable renters 30% Owners 22%
Tract context
Occupied units966
Renter share78.6%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate8.3%
Median income$88,163

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Brandermill
Very Low
Within parent city
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 17 tracts In Germantown
Elevated
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#69 of 232 tracts In Montgomery County
Elevated
Within state
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#664 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Germantown and the region

Centroid at 39.1851, -77.2449 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brandermill scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Germantown
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
8.3% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$2,195 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Germantown
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Germantown
7.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Germantown
5.5

How Brandermill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Brandermill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 700830Germantown: 6.26.2Germantownparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 63

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Brandermill. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Brandermill

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.1/10. 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 Germantown 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 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 14.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and Black and ranks around the 63rd 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.

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 24031700830

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700830?

Census tract 24031700830 in the Brandermill neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 24031700830?

Median gross rent is $2,195/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700830?

8.3% of residents in tract 24031700830 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,603.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700830?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 64th, minority 83th, housing 58th.
Q5

Is tract 24031700830 considered part of Brandermill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700830 fall within Brandermill (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24031700830 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.2% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24031700830 compare to Germantown overall?

Tract 24031700830 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Germantown at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Germantown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Germantown

Top eight tracts in Germantown ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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