Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Fountainhead Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hagerstown
Tract 24043000301 · Washington County, MD · pop 3,311 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
Tract 24043000301 covers the Fountainhead neighborhood of Hagerstown in Maryland. Home to 3,311 residents, it scores 6.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #5,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
46% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,064 a month against an average household income of $54,460 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
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.Within parent city
42
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
77
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hagerstown and the region
Centroid at 39.6563, -77.7374 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fountainhead scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
The heaviest input here is 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 Hagerstown eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Washington County average of 6.4 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.0% 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 24043000301
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24043000301?
Census tract 24043000301 in the Fountainhead neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 24043000301?
Median gross rent is $1,064/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 24043000301 compare to Hagerstown overall?
Tract 24043000301 scores 5.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Hagerstown at 6/10. 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.
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7.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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24043000500
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
South End
7.2
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
South End
7.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
24043000900
6.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
South End
6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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24043000601
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MD
24043000100
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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