Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Northwest Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Silver Spring
Tract 24031701602 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 7,166 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Census tract 24031701602 runs through the Northwest Park neighborhood of Silver Spring. With 7,166 residents, it scores 7.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 69% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 35% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,898 a month while the average household earns $70,300 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 63% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 44%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units1,864
Renter share63.2%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$70,300
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Silver Spring and the region
Centroid at 39.0107, -76.9847 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northwest Park scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Silver Spring
7.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,898 rent vs county FMR
3.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Silver Spring
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
6.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Silver Spring
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Silver Spring
6.5
How Northwest Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 95
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 92%Racial/ethnic minority
- 88%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.
- 26.1%Housing insecurity
- 14.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.7%Food insecurity
- 24.6%SNAP enrollment
- 14.5%Transit barriers
- 26.0%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 32.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northwest Park
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 6.5/10. 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 Silver Spring eviction risk, 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 26.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 24031701602
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031701602?
Census tract 24031701602 in the Northwest Park neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 24031701602?
Median gross rent is $1,898/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031701602?
12.9% of residents in tract 24031701602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,166.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031701602?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 66th, minority 92th, housing 88th.
Q5
Is tract 24031701602 considered part of Northwest Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031701602 fall within Northwest Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031701602 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.1% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031701602 compare to Silver Spring overall?
Tract 24031701602 scores 5.1/10, lower than the parent city of Silver Spring at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Silver Spring eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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