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Westgate Eviction Risk: Lower , Bethesda

Tract 24031705601 · Montgomery County, MD · pop 3,094 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

With a score of 6.3/10, tract 24031705601 in the Westgate area of Bethesda ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,094 residents. That is riskier than about 83% of US census tracts.

About 24% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $3,501 a month against an average household income of $250,001 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 4% of occupied homes.

Risk score

1.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 1% Stable renters 3% Owners 96%

Tract context

Occupied units1,149

Renter share4.3%

SVI overall0.03

Poverty rate4.1%

Median income$250,001

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bethesda and the region

Centroid at 38.9567, -77.1007 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westgate scores 1.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Bethesda

8.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.0

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

4.1% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$3,501 rent vs county FMR

10.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Bethesda

5.7

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Bethesda

7.4

Housing court bias

Inherited from Bethesda

4.2

How Westgate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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

2%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
43%Racial/ethnic minority
3%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.

4.7%Housing insecurity
2.9%Utility-shutoff threat
4.5%Food insecurity
2.6%SNAP enrollment
3.0%Transit barriers
3.9%No health insurance
10.1%Frequent mental distress
16.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westgate

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Bethesda eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 4.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 2.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd 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 24031705601

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24031705601?

Census tract 24031705601 in the Westgate neighborhood scores 1.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24031705601?

Median gross rent is $3,501/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24031705601?

4.1% of residents in tract 24031705601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,094.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24031705601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 30th, minority 43th, housing 3th.

Is tract 24031705601 considered part of Westgate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24031705601 fall within Westgate (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24031705601 struggle to pay rent?

About 4.7% 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. 2.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24031705601 compare to Bethesda overall?

Tract 24031705601 scores 1.5/10, lower than the parent city of Bethesda at 6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bethesda eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bethesda

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