Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Greater Capitol Heights Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 24033802700 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 2,391 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Census tract 24033802700 belongs to Greater Capitol Heights in Capitol Heights, Maryland. It is home to 2,391 residents and scores 6.9/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,787 monthly, set against $77,138 in average yearly household income, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 38% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units925
Renter share38.2%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate12.5%
Median income$77,138
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
52
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Capitol Heights and the region
Centroid at 38.8840, -76.9144 · click any tract to drill in
Why Greater Capitol Heights scores 3.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Capitol Heights
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
12.5% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,787 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Capitol Heights
3.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Capitol Heights
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Capitol Heights
3.7
How Greater Capitol Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 77%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%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)
- 33Total filings over 4 yrs
- 3.29%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.5%Peak (2014)
- 3Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 57% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Greater Capitol Heights. 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.
- 25.1%Housing insecurity
- 15.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.6%Food insecurity
- 22.5%SNAP enrollment
- 13.3%Transit barriers
- 15.8%No health insurance
- 16.0%Frequent mental distress
- 32.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Greater Capitol Heights
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. 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 Capitol Heights, 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 above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 33 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 3.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.5% of renter households in 2014.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.2% 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 24033802700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033802700?
Census tract 24033802700 in the Greater Capitol Heights neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 24033802700?
Median gross rent is $1,787/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24033802700?
12.5% of residents in tract 24033802700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,391.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24033802700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 51th, minority 96th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 24033802700 considered part of Greater Capitol Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033802700 fall within Greater Capitol Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033802700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 33 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033802700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.29% of renter households, peaking at 6.5% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 24033802700 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.1% 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. 15.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 24033802700 compare to Capitol Heights overall?
Tract 24033802700 scores 3.3/10, lower than the parent city of Capitol Heights at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Capitol Heights; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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