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Layhill South Eviction Risk: Moderate , Glenmont

Tract 24031703222 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 4,383 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

How risky is the Layhill South area of Glenmont for landlords? Census tract 24031703222 scores 7.6/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #861 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 58% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,082 a month while the average household earns $79,063 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 23% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,548
Renter share54.7%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate21.2%
Median income$79,063

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Layhill South
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Glenmont
Very High
Within county
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#22 of 232 tracts In Montgomery County
Very High
Within state
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#394 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Glenmont and the region

Centroid at 39.0666, -77.0411 · click any tract to drill in

Why Layhill South scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Glenmont
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
21.2% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$2,082 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Glenmont
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Glenmont
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Glenmont
6.4

How Layhill South compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Layhill South risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 703222Glenmont: 6.46.4Glenmontparent cityCounty: 2.82.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Layhill South. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Layhill South

The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 Glenmont, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 85th 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.

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 24031703222

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031703222?

Census tract 24031703222 in the Layhill South neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (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 24031703222?

Median gross rent is $2,082/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031703222?

21.2% of residents in tract 24031703222 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,383.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031703222?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 89th, minority 87th, housing 68th.
Q5

Is tract 24031703222 considered part of Layhill South?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031703222 fall within Layhill South (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24031703222 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.8% 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. 10.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24031703222 compare to Glenmont overall?

Tract 24031703222 scores 4.7/10, lower than the parent city of Glenmont at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Glenmont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Glenmont

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

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