Neighborhood · Ranked #10,727 of 84,120 nationally
Carole Highlands Eviction Risk: Elevated , Takoma Park
Tract 24031701703 ·
Montgomery County, MD · pop 3,823 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Tract 24031701703 sits in the Carole Highlands area of Takoma Park, MD, carrying an eviction-risk score of 7.4/10. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.8/10.
Risk score
7.4
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%Stable renters 23%Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,284
Renter share46.0%
SVI overall0.56
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$99,444
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Carole Highlands
Moderate
Within parent city
50th percentile
#3 of 5 tracts In Takoma Park
Moderate
Within county
79th percentile
#49 of 232 tracts In Montgomery County
High
Within state
86th percentile
#201 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Takoma Park and the region
Centroid at 38.9845, -76.9912 · click any tract to drill in
Why Carole Highlands scores 7.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Takoma Park
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,692 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Takoma Park
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Takoma Park
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Takoma Park
6.5
How Carole Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 56
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
44%Socioeconomic
43%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
63%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.
14.2%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
11.6%SNAP enrollment
7.8%Transit barriers
10.3%No health insurance
13.6%Frequent mental distress
23.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Carole Highlands
On the high side, local political climate reads 9.1/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. It sits 1.4 points above the Montgomery County average of 6.0.
At $1,692 a month, rents run 18% over what the rest of Takoma Park commands. 11% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the national scale it lands near the 87th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
Social vulnerability reads 6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.9 points hotter. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 51% of renters.
Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $99,444. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 24031701703
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031701703?
Census tract 24031701703 in the Carole Highlands 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 24031701703?
Median gross rent is $1,692/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031701703?
11.2% of residents in tract 24031701703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,823.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031701703?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 43th, minority 77th, housing 63th.
Q5
Is tract 24031701703 considered part of Carole Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031701703 fall within Carole Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031701703 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.2% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031701703 compare to Takoma Park overall?
Tract 24031701703 scores 7.4/10, higher than the parent city of Takoma Park at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Takoma Park; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Takoma Park
Top eight tracts in Takoma Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.