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Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Fairland Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Calverton

Tract 24031701414 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 7,237 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

In the Fairland Heights neighborhood of Calverton, census tract 24031701414 scores 7.2/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 97% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 63% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,923 a month while the average household earns $125,263 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 10% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units2,396
Renter share26.4%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate5.9%
Median income$125,263

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Fairland Heights
Very High
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Calverton
Very Low
Within county
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#75 of 232 tracts In Montgomery County
Elevated
Within state
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#687 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Calverton and the region

Centroid at 39.0726, -76.9661 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairland Heights scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Calverton
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
5.9% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,923 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Calverton
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Calverton
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Calverton
6.7

How Fairland Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fairland Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 701414Calverton: 6.36.3Calvertonparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 62

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fairland Heights. 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 Fairland Heights

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Calverton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 12.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 62nd 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 24031701414

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031701414?

Census tract 24031701414 in the Fairland Heights neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 24031701414?

Median gross rent is $1,923/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031701414?

5.9% of residents in tract 24031701414 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,237.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031701414?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 69th, minority 88th, housing 47th.
Q5

Is tract 24031701414 considered part of Fairland Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031701414 fall within Fairland Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24031701414 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.5% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24031701414 compare to Calverton overall?

Tract 24031701414 scores 3.4/10, lower than the parent city of Calverton at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Calverton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Calverton

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

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