Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Orchard Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
Tract 24043010401 · Washington County, MD · pop 4,015 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
Census tract 24043010401 belongs to the Orchard Hills neighborhood of Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, Maryland. It is home to 4,015 residents and scores 5.9/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,433 a month while the average household earns $81,279 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,818
Renter share32.6%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$81,279
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
29
th percentile
Low
Within state
45
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Fountainhead-Orchard Hills and the region
Centroid at 39.6881, -77.7498 · click any tract to drill in
Why Orchard Hills scores 2.9
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
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,433 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
5.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fountainhead-Orchard Hills
4.7
How Orchard Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 38%Socioeconomic
- 79%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 40%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.
- 11.1%Housing insecurity
- 6.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.5%Food insecurity
- 8.6%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 27.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Orchard Hills
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 6.5/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 11.1% 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.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 47th 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 24043010401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24043010401?
Census tract 24043010401 in the Orchard Hills neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 24043010401?
Median gross rent is $1,433/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24043010401?
4.6% of residents in tract 24043010401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,015.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24043010401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 79th, minority 35th, housing 40th.
Q5
Is tract 24043010401 considered part of Orchard Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24043010401 fall within Orchard Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24043010401 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.1% 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.
Q7
How does tract 24043010401 compare to Fountainhead-Orchard Hills overall?
Tract 24043010401 scores 2.9/10, 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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