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Oakenshawe Eviction Risk: High , Baltimore

Tract 24510120202 · Baltimore city, MD · pop 4,908 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Oakenshawe area of Baltimore anchors census tract 24510120202, which lands at 7.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 59% of renter households, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,285 a month against an average household income of $31,117 a year, roughly 50% of income at the averages. Renters make up 81% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
8.1
High
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 33% Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units1,539
Renter share80.5%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate38.0%
Median income$31,117

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Oakenshawe
Moderate
Within parent city
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 199 tracts In Baltimore
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 199 tracts In Baltimore city
Very High
Within state
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Baltimore and the region

Centroid at 39.3287, -76.6194 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oakenshawe scores 8.1

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
38.0% poverty · this tract
9.5
Supply constraint
$1,285 rent vs county FMR
1.5
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 Oakenshawe compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oakenshawe risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 8.18.1This tracttract 120202Baltimore: 6.76.7Baltimoreparent cityCounty: 6.66.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 58

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

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.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oakenshawe

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.5/10. 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 Baltimore eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above 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 White and Asian and ranks around the 58th 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 B ("Still Desirable"), 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 24510120202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510120202?

Census tract 24510120202 in the Oakenshawe neighborhood scores 8.1/10 (High 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 24510120202?

Median gross rent is $1,285/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24510120202?

38.0% of residents in tract 24510120202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,908.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24510120202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 1th, minority 70th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 24510120202 considered part of Oakenshawe?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510120202 fall within Oakenshawe (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24510120202 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.8% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24510120202 compare to Baltimore overall?

Tract 24510120202 scores 8.1/10, higher 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.
Q8

Was tract 24510120202 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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

Highest-risk tracts in Baltimore

Top eight tracts in Baltimore ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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