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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Reservoir Hill Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baltimore

Tract 24510130200 · Baltimore city, MD · pop 2,396 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Reservoir Hill in Baltimore is where census tract 24510130200 sits, home to 2,396 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #6,842 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

53% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,164 a month while the average household earns $60,491 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 26% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,153
Renter share55.2%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$60,491

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Reservoir Hill
Very Low
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#150 of 199 tracts In Baltimore
Low
Within county
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#150 of 199 tracts In Baltimore city
Low
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#214 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Baltimore and the region

Centroid at 39.3123, -76.6306 · click any tract to drill in

Why Reservoir Hill scores 5.9

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
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,164 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Reservoir Hill compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Reservoir Hill risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 130200Baltimore: 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: 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.

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 Reservoir Hill. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Reservoir Hill

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 in line with the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black 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 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 24510130200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510130200?

Census tract 24510130200 in the Reservoir Hill neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 24510130200?

Median gross rent is $1,164/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24510130200?

8.2% of residents in tract 24510130200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,396.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24510130200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 40th, minority 81th, housing 36th.
Q5

Is tract 24510130200 considered part of Reservoir Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510130200 fall within Reservoir Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24510130200 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.6% 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24510130200 compare to Baltimore overall?

Tract 24510130200 scores 5.9/10, 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.
Q8

Was tract 24510130200 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.
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Top eight tracts in Baltimore ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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