Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Blair Circle Eviction Risk: Lower , Silver Spring

Tract 24031702501 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 3,719 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 6.6/10, tract 24031702501 in Blair Circle in Silver Spring ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,719 residents. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,182 monthly, set against $109,422 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 78% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 49% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units2,433

Renter share78.1%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate5.2%

Median income$109,422

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Silver Spring and the region

Centroid at 38.9909, -77.0286 · click any tract to drill in

Why Blair Circle scores 3.7

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

5.2% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$2,182 rent vs county FMR

4.4

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 Blair Circle compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

15%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
75%Racial/ethnic minority
100%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Blair Circle. 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.

9.5%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
5.3%SNAP enrollment
5.2%Transit barriers
5.1%No health insurance
12.9%Frequent mental distress
14.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Blair Circle

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 about the same as the Montgomery County average of 6.7 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% 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 24031702501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031702501?

Census tract 24031702501 in the Blair Circle neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24031702501?

Median gross rent is $2,182/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031702501?

5.2% of residents in tract 24031702501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,719.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031702501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 1th, minority 75th, housing 100th.

Is tract 24031702501 considered part of Blair Circle?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031702501 fall within Blair Circle (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031702501 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.5% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031702501 compare to Silver Spring overall?

Tract 24031702501 scores 3.7/10, 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.