Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Browns Corner Eviction Risk: Moderate , Silver Spring
Tract 24031702000 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 5,423 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
Census tract 24031702000 runs through Browns Corner in Silver Spring. With 5,423 residents, it scores 7.1/10 for landlords. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,629 a month while the average household earns $67,902 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 56% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 22%
Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,703
Renter share55.8%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate13.1%
Median income$67,902
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
78
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 38.9952, -76.9933 · click any tract to drill in
Why Browns Corner 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
13.1% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$1,629 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 Browns Corner compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 99%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%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.
- 29.6%Housing insecurity
- 16.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 38.7%Food insecurity
- 29.4%SNAP enrollment
- 16.7%Transit barriers
- 31.0%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 36.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Browns Corner
The heaviest input here 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.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 96th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 29.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 24031702000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031702000?
Census tract 24031702000 in the Browns Corner 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 24031702000?
Median gross rent is $1,629/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031702000?
13.1% of residents in tract 24031702000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,423.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031702000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 77th, minority 93th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 24031702000 considered part of Browns Corner?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031702000 fall within Browns Corner (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031702000 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.6% 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. 16.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031702000 compare to Silver Spring overall?
Tract 24031702000 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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5.2
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/ 10 · Moderate
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4.7
/ 10 · Moderate
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