Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Ken Gar Eviction Risk: Lower , Kensington
Tract 24031704200 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 2,241 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
The Ken Gar area of Kensington anchors census tract 24031704200, which lands at 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 96% of US census tracts.
51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,105 monthly, set against $149,698 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units828
Renter share47.6%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate6.6%
Median income$149,698
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
47
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Kensington and the region
Centroid at 39.0268, -77.0737 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ken Gar scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Kensington
8.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
6.6% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$2,105 rent vs county FMR
4.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Kensington
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Kensington
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Kensington
5.6
How Ken Gar compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 29%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 52%Racial/ethnic minority
- 39%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.
- 7.1%Housing insecurity
- 4.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.3%Food insecurity
- 4.5%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 5.6%No health insurance
- 11.4%Frequent mental distress
- 18.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ken Gar
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Kensington, 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 7.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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.
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 24031704200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031704200?
Census tract 24031704200 in the Ken Gar neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 24031704200?
Median gross rent is $2,105/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24031704200?
6.6% of residents in tract 24031704200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,241.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24031704200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 61th, minority 52th, housing 39th.
Q5
Is tract 24031704200 considered part of Ken Gar?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031704200 fall within Ken Gar (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24031704200 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.1% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24031704200 compare to Kensington overall?
Tract 24031704200 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Kensington at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Kensington; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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