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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,451 of 84,120 nationally

Oak Crest Eviction Risk: Elevated , Laurel

Tract 24033800213 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 3,688 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 24033800213 covers part of the Oak Crest area of Laurel, MD, and scores 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,688 residents. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 10/10.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 20% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,628
Renter share36.4%
SVI overall0.38
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$90,652

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Oak Crest
Very Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 7 tracts In Laurel
Moderate
Within county
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#49 of 214 tracts In Prince George's County
High
Within state
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#398 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Laurel and the region

Centroid at 39.0862, -76.8634 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oak Crest scores 6.5

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
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$2,000 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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.
Oak Crest risk score vs. parent city / county / state6.5This tracttract 8002136.1Laurelparent city4.9Countyavg tract in county5.5Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 38

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

Eviction filings

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.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,129Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 48.36%Avg annual filing rate
  • 75.1%Peak (2016)
  • 374Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 24033800213
Filings climbed 86% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oak Crest

On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.5/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, regional political climate reads 9/10. It sits 1.6 points above the Prince George's County average of 4.9.

The severe-burden share is 12%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Court records carry 1,129 eviction filings across 4 observed years. Filings peaked in 2016 at 75.1% of renter households.

In a typical year about 48.4% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #15,451 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4.4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 44% of renters.

Average gross rent is $2,000, close to the Laurel average.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 24033800213

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033800213?

Census tract 24033800213 in the Oak Crest neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 24033800213?

Median gross rent is $2,000/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24033800213?

12.0% of residents in tract 24033800213 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,688.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24033800213?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 38th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 21th, minority 87th, housing 24th.
Q5

Is tract 24033800213 considered part of Oak Crest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033800213 fall within Oak Crest (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033800213?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,129 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033800213 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 48.36% of renter households, peaking at 75.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 24033800213 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.5% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 24033800213 compare to Laurel overall?

Tract 24033800213 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Laurel at 6.1/10. 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.

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