Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

Kings Square Eviction Risk: Elevated , Germantown

Tract 24031700833 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 4,135 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 24031700833 covers part of the Kings Square area of Germantown, MD, and scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. 39% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 18% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units1,370

Renter share29.3%

SVI overall0.77

Poverty rate15.5%

Median income$108,221

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Germantown and the region

Centroid at 39.1801, -77.2276 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kings Square scores 7.3

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

15.5% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,799 rent vs county FMR

2.8

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 Kings Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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

75%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
43%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.

17.0%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
21.4%Food insecurity
14.7%SNAP enrollment
9.7%Transit barriers
15.5%No health insurance
14.1%Frequent mental distress
26.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kings Square

The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.8/10. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.2/10.

39% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, below the Montgomery County average of 46.7%. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 8/10. Against the Montgomery County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.3 points.

At $1,799 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Germantown commands. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.9/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. 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. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $108,221.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 24031700833

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700833?

Census tract 24031700833 in the Kings Square 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.

What is the average rent in tract 24031700833?

Median gross rent is $1,799/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700833?

15.5% of residents in tract 24031700833 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,135.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700833?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 90th, minority 73th, housing 43th.

Is tract 24031700833 considered part of Kings Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700833 fall within Kings Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031700833 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.0% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031700833 compare to Germantown overall?

Tract 24031700833 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Germantown at 6.3/10. 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.