Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Montpelier Eviction Risk: Moderate , South Laurel
Tract 24033800218 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 7,105 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
In the Montpelier neighborhood of South Laurel, census tract 24033800218 scores 7.4/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 98th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 41% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,775 monthly, set against $85,000 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 73% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30%
Stable renters 43%
Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units2,390
Renter share72.8%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate21.2%
Median income$85,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
83
th percentile
High
Within county
88
th percentile
High
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Laurel and the region
Centroid at 39.0693, -76.8592 · click any tract to drill in
Why Montpelier scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Laurel
7.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
21.2% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,775 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Laurel
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Laurel
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Laurel
6.6
How Montpelier compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 65%Socioeconomic
- 77%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 93%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Montpelier. 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.
- 26.2%Housing insecurity
- 16.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.9%Food insecurity
- 24.1%SNAP enrollment
- 14.0%Transit barriers
- 15.3%No health insurance
- 17.4%Frequent mental distress
- 30.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Montpelier
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 South Laurel eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Prince George's County average of 6.9 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 86th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 26.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 24033800218
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033800218?
Census tract 24033800218 in the Montpelier neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24033800218?
Median gross rent is $1,775/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24033800218?
21.2% of residents in tract 24033800218 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,105.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24033800218?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 77th, minority 93th, housing 93th.
Q5
Is tract 24033800218 considered part of Montpelier?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033800218 fall within Montpelier (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24033800218 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.2% 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. 16.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24033800218 compare to South Laurel overall?
Tract 24033800218 scores 5.6/10, lower than the parent city of South Laurel at 6.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South 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 South Laurel
Top eight tracts in South Laurel ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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