Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally
Rio Eviction Risk: Elevated , Gaithersburg
Tract 24031700839 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 5,124 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Tract 24031700839 sits in the Rio area of Gaithersburg eviction risk, MD, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.4/10. Population here is 5,124. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 42%
Owners 34%
Tract context
Occupied units2,535
Renter share66.3%
SVI overall0.18
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$99,602
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
55
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
80
th percentile
High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Gaithersburg and the region
Centroid at 39.1152, -77.1999 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rio scores 7.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$2,305 rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Rio compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 18
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 11%Socioeconomic
- 7%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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.
- 7.9%Housing insecurity
- 4.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.1%Food insecurity
- 4.7%SNAP enrollment
- 4.7%Transit barriers
- 5.7%No health insurance
- 11.9%Frequent mental distress
- 16.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rio
On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. Cost burden runs 36% here against 46.7% across Montgomery County.
Disability prevalence runs 16.0% against 31.5% nationally. This is renter territory: 66% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.2/10.
The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Against the Montgomery County average of 6.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.4 points.
Food insecurity runs 8.1% against 17.8% nationally. Average gross rent is $2,305, 12% above the Gaithersburg average. Nationally it ranks #10,727 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Social vulnerability reads 2.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 24031700839
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031700839?
Census tract 24031700839 in the Rio neighborhood scores 7.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24031700839?
Median gross rent is $2,305/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031700839?
7.9% of residents in tract 24031700839 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,124.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031700839?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 18th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 11th, household 7th, minority 67th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 24031700839 considered part of Rio?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031700839 fall within Rio (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031700839 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% 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. 4.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031700839 compare to Gaithersburg overall?
Tract 24031700839 scores 7.4/10, higher than the parent city of Gaithersburg at 6.9/10. 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.
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Highest-risk tracts in Gaithersburg
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8.3
/ 10 · High
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8.3
/ 10 · High
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Rosemont
8.3
/ 10 · High
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Orchard Place
8.3
/ 10 · High
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Oakmont Manor
8.2
/ 10 · High
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Walnut Hill
8.2
/ 10 · High
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8.2
/ 10 · High
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8.1
/ 10 · High
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