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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Franklin Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Greenbelt

Tract 24033806714 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 5,794 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 24033806714, home to 5,794 residents in Franklin Park in Greenbelt, scores 8.1/10 for landlord eviction risk. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,829 a month while the average household earns $97,132 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 80% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 39% Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units2,074
Renter share80.5%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate30.3%
Median income$97,132

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Franklin Park
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 6 tracts In Greenbelt
Very High
Within county
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 214 tracts In Prince George's County
Very High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#167 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Greenbelt and the region

Centroid at 39.0047, -76.9102 · click any tract to drill in

Why Franklin Park scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Greenbelt
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
30.3% poverty · this tract
7.6
Supply constraint
$1,829 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Greenbelt
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Greenbelt
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Greenbelt
7.5

How Franklin Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Franklin Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 806714Greenbelt: 6.66.6Greenbeltparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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)

  • 8,477Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 178.73%Avg annual filing rate
  • 200.8%Peak (2014)
  • 2,234Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 240338067142011: 1,860 filings (161.32/100 renter HHs)2012: 2,068 filings (179.36/100 renter HHs)2014: 2,315 filings (200.78/100 renter HHs)2016: 2,234 filings (173.45/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 20% over the past 4 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Franklin 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Franklin Park

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Greenbelt eviction risk, 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 27.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 8,477 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 178.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 200.8% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord underwriting a deal here, treat timelines and legal costs as the real risk: Greenbelt eviction risk sits in territory where contested cases drag and tenant defenses are well organized, so airtight notices and screening matter more than usual.

Frequently asked

About tract 24033806714

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033806714?

Census tract 24033806714 in the Franklin Park neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 24033806714?

Median gross rent is $1,829/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24033806714?

30.3% of residents in tract 24033806714 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,794.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24033806714?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 68th, minority 93th, housing 70th.
Q5

Is tract 24033806714 considered part of Franklin Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033806714 fall within Franklin Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033806714?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 8,477 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033806714 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 178.73% of renter households, peaking at 200.8% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 24033806714 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.3% 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. 17.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 24033806714 compare to Greenbelt overall?

Tract 24033806714 scores 6.3/10, lower than the parent city of Greenbelt at 6.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Greenbelt eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Greenbelt

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

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