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Woodside Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Silver Spring

Tract 24031702900 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 5,502 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 24031702900 sits in the Woodside Park area of Silver Spring eviction risk, Maryland eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. It lands near the 92nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,562 a month against an average household income of $154,312 a year, roughly 12% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 11% Owners 71%

Tract context

Occupied units2,232

Renter share29.3%

SVI overall0.20

Poverty rate1.7%

Median income$154,312

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Silver Spring and the region

Centroid at 39.0056, -77.0278 · click any tract to drill in

Why Woodside Park scores 3.1

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

1.7% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,562 rent vs county FMR

1.8

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 Woodside Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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

10%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
59%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.

5.8%Housing insecurity
3.6%Utility-shutoff threat
5.4%Food insecurity
3.3%SNAP enrollment
3.5%Transit barriers
4.2%No health insurance
10.3%Frequent mental distress
17.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Woodside Park

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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 20th 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 5.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.6% 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 24031702900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031702900?

Census tract 24031702900 in the Woodside Park neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 24031702900?

Median gross rent is $1,562/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031702900?

1.7% of residents in tract 24031702900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,502.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031702900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 10th, household 10th, minority 53th, housing 59th.

Is tract 24031702900 considered part of Woodside Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031702900 fall within Woodside Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031702900 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.8% 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. 3.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031702900 compare to Silver Spring overall?

Tract 24031702900 scores 3.1/10, 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.