Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally
Berkshire Eviction Risk: Moderate , District Heights
Tract 24033802404 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 4,415 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Census tract 24033802404 belongs to the Berkshire area of District Heights, Maryland. It is home to 4,415 residents and scores 7.5/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 99% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
66% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,353 a month while the average household earns $51,032 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 75% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 49%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,668
Renter share74.9%
SVI overall0.78
Poverty rate14.7%
Median income$51,032
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
68
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
71
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across District Heights and the region
Centroid at 38.8641, -76.8910 · click any tract to drill in
Why Berkshire scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from District Heights
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
14.7% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,353 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from District Heights
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from District Heights
8.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from District Heights
6.3
How Berkshire compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 78
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 75%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%Housing & transportation
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)
- 8,300Total filings over 4 yrs
- 161.07%Avg annual filing rate
- 191.2%Peak (2014)
- 2,283Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 29% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Berkshire. 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.
- 32.4%Housing insecurity
- 23.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 39.0%Food insecurity
- 36.2%SNAP enrollment
- 18.2%Transit barriers
- 13.0%No health insurance
- 19.5%Frequent mental distress
- 34.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Berkshire
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 8.3/10. 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 District Heights, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 32.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 8,300 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 161.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 191.2% 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 24033802404
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033802404?
Census tract 24033802404 in the Berkshire neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 24033802404?
Median gross rent is $1,353/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24033802404?
14.7% of residents in tract 24033802404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,415.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24033802404?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 62th, minority 100th, housing 65th.
Q5
Is tract 24033802404 considered part of Berkshire?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033802404 fall within Berkshire (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033802404?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 8,300 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033802404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 161.07% of renter households, peaking at 191.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 24033802404 struggle to pay rent?
About 32.4% 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. 23.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 24033802404 compare to District Heights overall?
Tract 24033802404 scores 4.5/10, lower than the parent city of District Heights at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from District Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in District Heights
Top eight tracts in District Heights ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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