Neighborhood · Ranked #7,180 of 84,120 nationally

Oak Crest Eviction Risk: High , Laurel

Tract 24033800108 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 3,578 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Oak Crest in Laurel anchors census tract 24033800108, which lands at 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 92nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,865 a month against an average household income of $81,026 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 70% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

8.3

High

Confidence 100% · 1-10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 43% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units1,844

Renter share69.6%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate11.3%

Median income$81,026

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Laurel and the region

Centroid at 39.0957, -76.8604 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oak Crest scores 8.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Laurel

7.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

9.0

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

11.3% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$1,865 rent vs county FMR

3.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Laurel

5.8

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Laurel

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Laurel

5.3

How Oak Crest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

50%Socioeconomic
32%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
53%Housing & transportation

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.

Historic baseline (2000-2018)

2,890Total filings over 4 yrs
66.54%Avg annual filing rate
76.6%Peak (2014)
752Filings in 2016 (latest validated)

Filings by year 2011 to 2016

Filings climbed 37% over the past 4 months.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Oak Crest. 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.

21.4%Housing insecurity
13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
23.0%Food insecurity
17.8%SNAP enrollment
11.3%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
24.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oak Crest

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Laurel eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Prince George's County average of 6.9 and in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 54th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,890 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 66.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 76.6% of renter households in 2014.

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 24033800108

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033800108?

Census tract 24033800108 in the Oak Crest neighborhood scores 8.3/10 (High 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 24033800108?

Median gross rent is $1,865/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24033800108?

11.3% of residents in tract 24033800108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,578.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24033800108?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 32th, minority 89th, housing 53th.

Is tract 24033800108 considered part of Oak Crest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033800108 fall within Oak Crest (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033800108?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,890 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033800108 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 66.54% of renter households, peaking at 76.6% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.

What share of households in tract 24033800108 struggle to pay rent?

About 21.4% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24033800108 compare to Laurel overall?

Tract 24033800108 scores 8.3/10, right in line with the parent city of Laurel at 8.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Laurel eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Laurel

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