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Avenel Eviction Risk: Elevated , Adelphi

Tract 24033805907 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 3,566 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 24033805907 belongs to the Avenel area of Adelphi, Maryland. It is home to 3,566 residents and scores 7.7/10, an elevated reading for landlords. That puts it among the highest-scoring tracts in the entire country, the top 1% nationally for landlord eviction difficulty.

60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,539 a month against an average household income of $51,979 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 27% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,273
Renter share68.9%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$51,979

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Avenel
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 4 tracts In Adelphi
Very High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 214 tracts In Prince George's County
Very High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#189 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Adelphi and the region

Centroid at 39.0049, -76.9785 · click any tract to drill in

Why Avenel scores 6.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Adelphi
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,539 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Adelphi
8.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Adelphi
9.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Adelphi
7.7

How Avenel compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Avenel risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 805907Adelphi: 6.56.5Adelphiparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 1,059Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 35.78%Avg annual filing rate
  • 41.7%Peak (2011)
  • 259Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 240338059072011: 302 filings (41.71/100 renter HHs)2012: 240 filings (33.15/100 renter HHs)2014: 258 filings (35.64/100 renter HHs)2016: 259 filings (32.62/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Avenel. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Avenel

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.5/10. 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 Adelphi, 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,059 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 35.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 41.7% of renter households in 2011.

In CDC survey modeling, about 29.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.6% 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 24033805907

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033805907?

Census tract 24033805907 in the Avenel neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 24033805907?

Median gross rent is $1,539/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24033805907?

17.6% of residents in tract 24033805907 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,566.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24033805907?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 67th, minority 97th, housing 70th.
Q5

Is tract 24033805907 considered part of Avenel?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033805907 fall within Avenel (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033805907?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,059 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033805907 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 35.78% of renter households, peaking at 41.7% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 24033805907 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. 17.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 24033805907 compare to Adelphi overall?

Tract 24033805907 scores 6.1/10, lower than the parent city of Adelphi at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Adelphi; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Adelphi

Top eight tracts in Adelphi ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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