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Riverdale Park Station Eviction Risk: Moderate , College Park

Tract 24033807102 · Prince George's County, MD · pop 3,102 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

How risky is the Riverdale Park Station neighborhood of College Park for landlords? Census tract 24033807102 scores $1/10, the High tier. 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 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,405 a month while the average household earns $141,053 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 11% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,112
Renter share27.6%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$141,053

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Riverdale Park Station
Moderate
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In College Park
Low
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#51 of 214 tracts In Prince George's County
High
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#347 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across College Park and the region

Centroid at 38.9740, -76.9266 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverdale Park Station scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from College Park
9.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
9.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.3
Supply constraint
$2,405 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from College Park
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from College Park
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from College Park
9.2

How Riverdale Park Station compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Riverdale Park Station risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 807102College Park: 7.17.1College Parkparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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)

  • 55Total filings over 4 yrs
  • 5.32%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.9%Peak (2014)
  • 4Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2011 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 240338071022011: 17 filings (6.59/100 renter HHs)2012: 11 filings (4.26/100 renter HHs)2014: 23 filings (8.91/100 renter HHs)2016: 4 filings (1.50/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 76% over the past 4 months.
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 Riverdale Park Station

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 College Park 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 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 55 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 5.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.9% of renter households in 2014.

For a landlord underwriting a deal here, treat timelines and legal costs as the real risk: College Park 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 24033807102

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24033807102?

Census tract 24033807102 in the Riverdale Park Station neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 24033807102?

Median gross rent is $2,405/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24033807102?

13.4% of residents in tract 24033807102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,102.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24033807102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 31th, minority 64th, housing 44th.
Q5

Is tract 24033807102 considered part of Riverdale Park Station?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24033807102 fall within Riverdale Park Station (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 24033807102?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 55 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 24033807102 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.32% of renter households, peaking at 8.9% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 24033807102 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 24033807102 compare to College Park overall?

Tract 24033807102 scores 5/10, lower than the parent city of College Park at 7.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from College Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in College Park

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

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