Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Hampden Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baltimore

Tract 24510130600 · Baltimore city, MD · pop 3,774 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Hampden area of Baltimore anchors census tract 24510130600, which lands at 6.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $2,102 a month while the average household earns $115,862 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 12% Stable renters 25% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units1,874

Renter share37.4%

SVI overall0.02

Poverty rate6.1%

Median income$115,862

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Baltimore and the region

Centroid at 39.3265, -76.6304 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hampden scores 4.7

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

6.1% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$2,102 rent vs county FMR

5.7

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 Hampden compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

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

7%Socioeconomic
0%Household composition
21%Racial/ethnic minority
38%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
65%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 Hampden. 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.

8.2%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
7.5%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
5.0%Transit barriers
5.0%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
19.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hampden

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 below 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.

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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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 24510130600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510130600?

Census tract 24510130600 in the Hampden neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 24510130600?

Median gross rent is $2,102/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24510130600?

6.1% of residents in tract 24510130600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,774.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24510130600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 0th, minority 21th, housing 38th.

Is tract 24510130600 considered part of Hampden?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510130600 fall within Hampden (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24510130600 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.2% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24510130600 compare to Baltimore overall?

Tract 24510130600 scores 4.7/10, 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 24510130600 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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