Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally
Cloverton Eviction Risk: Moderate , Halfway
Tract 24043010802 · Washington County, MD · pop 2,458 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
For landlords sizing up Cloverton in Halfway, census tract 24043010802 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.9/10. It lands near the 93rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $882 monthly, set against $74,438 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,153
Renter share36.3%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate18.1%
Median income$74,438
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
83
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Halfway and the region
Centroid at 39.5896, -77.7993 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cloverton scores 5.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Halfway
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Maryland legislature & governorship
5.7
Economic stress
18.1% poverty · this tract
4.5
Supply constraint
$882 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Halfway
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Halfway
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Halfway
6.9
How Cloverton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 57
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 57%Socioeconomic
- 67%Household composition
- 27%Racial/ethnic minority
- 54%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Cloverton. 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.
- 11.8%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 13.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.8%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 16.9%Frequent mental distress
- 34.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cloverton
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Halfway, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 57th 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, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 24043010802
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24043010802?
Census tract 24043010802 in the Cloverton neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (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 24043010802?
Median gross rent is $882/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 24043010802?
18.1% of residents in tract 24043010802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,458.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 24043010802?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 67th, minority 27th, housing 54th.
Q5
Is tract 24043010802 considered part of Cloverton?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24043010802 fall within Cloverton (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 24043010802 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.8% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 24043010802 compare to Halfway overall?
Tract 24043010802 scores 5.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Halfway at 5.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Halfway; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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