Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Rock Creek Palisades Eviction Risk: Lower , North Kensington
Tract 24031703502 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 2,838 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Rock Creek Palisades neighborhood of North Kensington anchors census tract 24031703502, which lands at 6.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 90% of US census tracts.
About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,648 a month while the average household earns $98,077 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,156
Renter share28.1%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$98,077
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
36
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Kensington and the region
Centroid at 39.0380, -77.0818 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rock Creek Palisades scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Kensington
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,648 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Kensington
6.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Kensington
4.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Kensington
4.7
How Rock Creek Palisades 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.
- 20%Socioeconomic
- 66%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%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.
- 9.5%Housing insecurity
- 5.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.5%Food insecurity
- 6.7%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 12.3%Frequent mental distress
- 22.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rock Creek Palisades
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.6/10. 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 North Kensington, 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 White and Hispanic or Latino 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 5.3% 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 24031703502
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031703502?
Census tract 24031703502 in the Rock Creek Palisades neighborhood scores 2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24031703502?
Median gross rent is $1,648/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031703502?
5.6% of residents in tract 24031703502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,838.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031703502?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 20th, household 66th, minority 62th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 24031703502 considered part of Rock Creek Palisades?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031703502 fall within Rock Creek Palisades (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031703502 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. 5.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031703502 compare to North Kensington overall?
Tract 24031703502 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of North Kensington at 6.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Kensington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in North Kensington
Top eight tracts in North Kensington ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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