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Kensington View Eviction Risk: Moderate , Wheaton

Tract 24031703800 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 4,230 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

With a score of 7.4/10, tract 24031703800 in the Kensington View neighborhood of Wheaton ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,230 residents. It lands near the 98th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

54% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $2,023 a month against an average household income of $79,806 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 82% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 44% Stable renters 37% Owners 19%

Tract context

Occupied units2,169

Renter share81.9%

SVI overall0.55

Poverty rate17.6%

Median income$79,806

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Wheaton and the region

Centroid at 39.0361, -77.0547 · click any tract to drill in

Why Kensington View scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Wheaton

8.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.0

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

17.6% poverty · this tract

4.4

Supply constraint

$2,023 rent vs county FMR

3.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Wheaton

6.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Wheaton

7.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Wheaton

6.1

How Kensington View compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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

44%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
68%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.

17.0%Housing insecurity
10.3%Utility-shutoff threat
18.6%Food insecurity
14.3%SNAP enrollment
9.5%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
15.3%Frequent mental distress
22.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Kensington View

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.3/10. 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 Wheaton 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 24031703800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031703800?

Census tract 24031703800 in the Kensington View neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 24031703800?

Median gross rent is $2,023/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031703800?

17.6% of residents in tract 24031703800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,230.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031703800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 29th, minority 82th, housing 68th.

Is tract 24031703800 considered part of Kensington View?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031703800 fall within Kensington View (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031703800 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.0% 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. 10.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031703800 compare to Wheaton overall?

Tract 24031703800 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Wheaton at 6.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wheaton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Wheaton

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