Neighborhood · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Patterson Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Baltimore

Tract 24510060100 · Baltimore city, MD · pop 2,935 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

The Patterson Park area of Baltimore anchors census tract 24510060100, which lands at 7.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 77% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 65% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,797 a month while the average household earns $65,684 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 26% of occupied homes.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 6% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units1,147

Renter share26.2%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate13.0%

Median income$65,684

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Baltimore and the region

Centroid at 39.2947, -76.5752 · click any tract to drill in

Why Patterson Park scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Baltimore

7.0

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.8

State political climate

Maryland legislature & governorship

5.7

Economic stress

13.0% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$1,797 rent vs county FMR

4.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Baltimore

5.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

6.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Baltimore

6.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Baltimore

6.0

How Patterson Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

79%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
78%Racial/ethnic minority
12%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
100%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Patterson Park. 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.

20.5%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility-shutoff threat
22.9%Food insecurity
20.2%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
12.9%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
28.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Patterson Park

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 6.5/10. 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 Baltimore eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Baltimore City County average of 7.1 and above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 56th 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 24510060100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510060100?

Census tract 24510060100 in the Patterson Park neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24510060100?

Median gross rent is $1,797/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 77% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24510060100?

13.0% of residents in tract 24510060100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,935.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24510060100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 58th, minority 78th, housing 12th.

Is tract 24510060100 considered part of Patterson Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510060100 fall within Patterson Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24510060100 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.5% 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. 12.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24510060100 compare to Baltimore overall?

Tract 24510060100 scores 6.2/10, lower than the parent city of Baltimore at 6.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Baltimore eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 24510060100 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

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