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

Park Summit Eviction Risk: Lower , Gaithersburg

Tract 24031700837 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 6,795 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 24031700837 covers the Park Summit neighborhood of Gaithersburg, home to 6,795 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #4,550 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,143 a month against an average household income of $101,408 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 62% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 34% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units2,541

Renter share61.8%

SVI overall0.47

Poverty rate5.6%

Median income$101,408

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gaithersburg and the region

Centroid at 39.1252, -77.2101 · click any tract to drill in

Why Park Summit scores 3.5

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

5.6% poverty · this tract

1.4

Supply constraint

$2,143 rent vs county FMR

4.3

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 Park Summit compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

45%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
50%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Park Summit. 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.

11.7%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
7.6%SNAP enrollment
6.3%Transit barriers
9.8%No health insurance
12.3%Frequent mental distress
18.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Park Summit

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 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 11.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Asian and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 47th 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 24031700837

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700837?

Census tract 24031700837 in the Park Summit 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.

What is the average rent in tract 24031700837?

Median gross rent is $2,143/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700837?

5.6% of residents in tract 24031700837 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,795.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700837?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 23th, minority 84th, housing 50th.

Is tract 24031700837 considered part of Park Summit?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700837 fall within Park Summit (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031700837 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.7% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031700837 compare to Gaithersburg overall?

Tract 24031700837 scores 3.5/10, 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.