Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Montgomery Knolls Eviction Risk: Moderate , Silver Spring

Tract 24031702101 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 6,379 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 24031702101 (the Montgomery Knolls neighborhood of Silver Spring, Maryland) comes in at 7.1/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #3,587 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,549 a month against an average household income of $81,488 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 11% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units1,912

Renter share40.4%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate15.9%

Median income$81,488

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Silver Spring and the region

Centroid at 39.0084, -76.9944 · click any tract to drill in

Why Montgomery Knolls scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

15.9% poverty · this tract

4.0

Supply constraint

$1,549 rent vs county FMR

1.7

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 Montgomery Knolls compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

86%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
85%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.

22.9%Housing insecurity
13.6%Utility-shutoff threat
29.3%Food insecurity
23.1%SNAP enrollment
13.1%Transit barriers
19.7%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
31.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Montgomery Knolls

The score leans hardest on 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 Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 92nd 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 22.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.6% 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 24031702101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031702101?

Census tract 24031702101 in the Montgomery Knolls 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.

What is the average rent in tract 24031702101?

Median gross rent is $1,549/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031702101?

15.9% of residents in tract 24031702101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,379.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031702101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 84th, minority 90th, housing 85th.

Is tract 24031702101 considered part of Montgomery Knolls?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031702101 fall within Montgomery Knolls (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031702101 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.9% 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. 13.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031702101 compare to Silver Spring overall?

Tract 24031702101 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Silver Spring

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