Neighborhood · Ranked #9,927 of 84,120 nationally

Fountainhead Eviction Risk: Elevated , Hagerstown

Tract 24043000301 · Washington County, MD · pop 3,311 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

Census tract 24043000301 covers part of the Fountainhead area of Hagerstown, MD, and scores 7.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.9/10.

Risk score

7.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 22% Owners 60%

Tract context

Occupied units1,437

Renter share39.6%

SVI overall0.76

Poverty rate16.8%

Median income$54,460

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hagerstown and the region

Centroid at 39.6563, -77.7374 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fountainhead scores 7.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Hagerstown

4.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

16.8% poverty · this tract

4.2

Supply constraint

$1,064 rent vs county FMR

3.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Hagerstown

7.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

5.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Hagerstown

9.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Hagerstown

7.7

How Fountainhead compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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

80%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
49%Racial/ethnic minority
51%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Fountainhead. 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.

14.9%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility-shutoff threat
17.6%Food insecurity
15.6%SNAP enrollment
9.3%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
33.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fountainhead

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.5/10. It sits 2.2 points above the Washington County average of 5.4. The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

On the high side, housing-court posture reads 7.7/10. On the national scale it lands near the 88th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 2.1 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. 46% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Average gross rent is $1,064, close to the Hagerstown average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $54,460. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 24043000301

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24043000301?

Census tract 24043000301 in the Fountainhead neighborhood scores 7.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24043000301?

Median gross rent is $1,064/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24043000301?

16.8% of residents in tract 24043000301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,311.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24043000301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 84th, minority 49th, housing 51th.

Is tract 24043000301 considered part of Fountainhead?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24043000301 fall within Fountainhead (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24043000301 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.9% 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. 10.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24043000301 compare to Hagerstown overall?

Tract 24043000301 scores 7.6/10, higher than the parent city of Hagerstown at 6.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hagerstown eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Hagerstown

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