Neighborhood · Ranked #82,639 of 84,120 nationally

Montgomery Square Eviction Risk: Lower , Potomac

Tract 24031701206 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 6,314 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

How risky is the Montgomery Square neighborhood of Potomac for landlords? Census tract 24031701206 scores 5.7/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

14% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 3% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $3,501 a month while the average household earns $246,090 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 13% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

1.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 11% Owners 87%

Tract context

Occupied units2,062

Renter share12.9%

SVI overall0.19

Poverty rate2.0%

Median income$246,090

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Potomac and the region

Centroid at 39.0497, -77.1676 · click any tract to drill in

Why Montgomery Square scores 1.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Potomac

8.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.0

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

2.0% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,501 rent vs county FMR

10.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Potomac

4.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.1

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Potomac

3.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Potomac

3.7

How Montgomery Square compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 19

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

5%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
30%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
5.8%Food insecurity
3.1%SNAP enrollment
3.4%Transit barriers
4.6%No health insurance
9.7%Frequent mental distress
18.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Montgomery Square

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Potomac 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 19th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 24031701206

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031701206?

Census tract 24031701206 in the Montgomery Square neighborhood scores 1.1/10 (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 24031701206?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031701206?

2.0% of residents in tract 24031701206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,314.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031701206?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 19th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 44th, minority 60th, housing 30th.

Is tract 24031701206 considered part of Montgomery Square?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031701206 fall within Montgomery Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031701206 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 24031701206 compare to Potomac overall?

Tract 24031701206 scores 1.1/10, lower than the parent city of Potomac at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Potomac eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Potomac

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