Within neighborhood
0
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Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally
Highland Eviction Risk: Moderate , Brentwood
Tract 24033804700 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 3,470 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
How risky is the Highland area of Brentwood for landlords? Census tract 24033804700 scores 6.2/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 80% of US census tracts.
About 26% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,130 a month while the average household earns $67,289 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 61%
Tract context
Occupied units1,483
Renter share39.7%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$67,289
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
72
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brentwood and the region
Centroid at 38.9398, -76.9626 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland scores 4.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brentwood
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,130 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brentwood
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brentwood
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brentwood
4.5
How Highland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 55
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 69%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)
- 324Total filings over 4 yrs
- 18.74%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.9%Peak (2012)
- 62Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 24% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Highland. 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.
- 14.5%Housing insecurity
- 8.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.2%Food insecurity
- 9.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.5%Transit barriers
- 11.7%No health insurance
- 13.5%Frequent mental distress
- 22.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. 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 Brentwood, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Prince George's County average of 6.9 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 324 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 18.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.9% of renter households in 2012.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 24033804700
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033804700?
Census tract 24033804700 in the Highland neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 24033804700?
Median gross rent is $1,130/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 26% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24033804700?
4.8% of residents in tract 24033804700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,470.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24033804700?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 69th, minority 69th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 24033804700 considered part of Highland?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033804700 fall within Highland (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033804700?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 324 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033804700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 18.74% of renter households, peaking at 22.9% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 24033804700 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.5% 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. 8.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 24033804700 compare to Brentwood overall?
Tract 24033804700 scores 4.6/10, lower than the parent city of Brentwood at 6.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brentwood; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brentwood
Top eight tracts in Brentwood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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