Neighborhood · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Rowland Hill Eviction Risk: Lower , Fort Ritchie
Tract 24043010100 ·
Washington County, MD · pop 1,078 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
24043010100 is a census tract in the Rowland Hill area of Fort Ritchie, MD. It scores 3.8/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,078. The severe-burden share is 36%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%Stable renters 7%Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units431
Renter share10.9%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate4.2%
Median income$63,274
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Rowland Hill
Moderate
Within parent city
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Fort Ritchie
Moderate
Within county
29th percentile
#26 of 36 tracts In Washington County
Low
Within state
20th percentile
#1,176 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fort Ritchie and the region
Centroid at 39.6977, -77.4946 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rowland Hill scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fort Ritchie
5.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
4.2% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fort Ritchie
4.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fort Ritchie
3.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fort Ritchie
3.8
How Rowland Hill compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
62%Socioeconomic
23%Household composition
3%Racial/ethnic minority
5%Housing & transportation
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.
11.0%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility-shutoff threat
12.3%Food insecurity
9.9%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
8.0%No health insurance
17.0%Frequent mental distress
29.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rowland Hill
The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.9/10. On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.1/10.
Against the Washington County average of 5.4, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.6 points. Cost burden runs 36% here against 42.4% across Washington County. That is riskier than roughly 38% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
At 11% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 2.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the MD average is 5.5, so this tract runs 1.7 points cooler.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 24043010100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24043010100?
Census tract 24043010100 in the Rowland Hill neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 poverty rate in tract 24043010100?
4.2% of residents in tract 24043010100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,078.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 24043010100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 23th, minority 3th, housing 5th.
Q4
Is tract 24043010100 considered part of Rowland Hill?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24043010100 fall within Rowland Hill (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 24043010100 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.0% 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. 6.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 24043010100 compare to Fort Ritchie overall?
Tract 24043010100 scores 3.8/10, lower than the parent city of Fort Ritchie at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fort Ritchie; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.