Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #20,506 of 84,120 nationally
Palmer Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Glenarden
Tract 24033803525 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 2,413 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
24033803525 is a census tract in the Palmer Park area of Summerfield, MD. It scores 5.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,413. 40% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%
Stable renters 36%
Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units984
Renter share83.9%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate25.7%
Median income$53,913
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Glenarden and the region
Centroid at 38.9097, -76.8720 · click any tract to drill in
Why Palmer Park scores 5.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Glenarden
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
25.7% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,730 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Glenarden
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Glenarden
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Glenarden
5.9
How Palmer Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 84
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 99%Racial/ethnic minority
- 60%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)
- 3,793Total filings over 4 yrs
- 108.33%Avg annual filing rate
- 135.0%Peak (2011)
- 770Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 34% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Palmer Park. 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.
- 29.0%Housing insecurity
- 20.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 33.8%Food insecurity
- 30.9%SNAP enrollment
- 16.2%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 31.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Palmer Park
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 10/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.4/10. This is renter territory: 84% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Annualized rent equals 39% of average household income of $53,913, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with. On the high side, local political climate reads 9.1/10. 57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the Prince George's County average of 45.6%.
Food insecurity runs 33.8% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 30.9% against 15.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 26%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Average gross rent is $1,730, 17% below the Summerfield average.
Court records carry 3,793 eviction filings across 4 observed years. It sits 0.9 points above the Prince George's County average of 4.9.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 24033803525
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033803525?
Census tract 24033803525 in the Palmer Park neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 24033803525?
Median gross rent is $1,730/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24033803525?
25.7% of residents in tract 24033803525 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,413.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24033803525?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 91th, minority 99th, housing 60th.
Q5
Is tract 24033803525 considered part of Palmer Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033803525 fall within Palmer Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033803525?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,793 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033803525 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 108.33% of renter households, peaking at 135.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 24033803525 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.0% 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. 20.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 24033803525 compare to Glenarden overall?
Tract 24033803525 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Glenarden at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Glenarden; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Glenarden
Top eight tracts in Glenarden ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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