Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Orchard Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
Tract 24043010300 · Washington County, MD · pop 7,793 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
In Orchard Hills in Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, census tract 24043010300 scores 5.3/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #42,410 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
22% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 5% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,229 a month against an average household income of $99,320 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units2,898
Renter share15.3%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate8.6%
Median income$99,320
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
23
th percentile
Low
Within state
42
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fountainhead-Orchard Hills and the region
Centroid at 39.6972, -77.7120 · click any tract to drill in
Why Orchard Hills scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
8.6% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,229 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
3.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
3.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
4.1
How Orchard Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 90%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 64%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Orchard Hills. 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.
- 10.2%Housing insecurity
- 6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.1%Food insecurity
- 8.6%SNAP enrollment
- 6.3%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 15.1%Frequent mental distress
- 27.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Orchard Hills
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at 5.4/10. 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 Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Washington County average of 6.4 and below the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 51st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 24043010300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24043010300?
Census tract 24043010300 in the Orchard Hills neighborhood scores 2.8/10 (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 average rent in tract 24043010300?
Median gross rent is $1,229/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24043010300?
8.6% of residents in tract 24043010300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,793.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24043010300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 90th, minority 35th, housing 64th.
Q5
Is tract 24043010300 considered part of Orchard Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24043010300 fall within Orchard Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24043010300 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.2% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24043010300 compare to Fountainhead-Orchard Hills overall?
Tract 24043010300 scores 2.8/10, lower than the parent city of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills at 5.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fountainhead-Orchard Hills; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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