Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Medfield Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baltimore

Tract 24510130803 · Baltimore city, MD · pop 2,352 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

The Medfield neighborhood of Baltimore anchors census tract 24510130803, which lands at 6.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 92% of US census tracts.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,291 a month while the average household earns $79,106 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 23% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units1,370

Renter share45.4%

SVI overall0.24

Poverty rate6.2%

Median income$79,106

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Baltimore and the region

Centroid at 39.3403, -76.6434 · click any tract to drill in

Why Medfield scores 5.5

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

6.2% poverty · this tract

1.5

Supply constraint

$1,291 rent vs county FMR

1.6

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 Medfield compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

30%Socioeconomic
11%Household composition
57%Racial/ethnic minority
36%Housing & transportation

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.

0%Grade A
55%Grade B
2%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.

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.

11.2%Housing insecurity
6.3%Utility-shutoff threat
11.9%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
6.5%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
16.3%Frequent mental distress
23.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Medfield

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.

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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th 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 24510130803

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510130803?

Census tract 24510130803 in the Medfield neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 24510130803?

Median gross rent is $1,291/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 24510130803?

6.2% of residents in tract 24510130803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,352.

How socially vulnerable is tract 24510130803?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 30th, household 11th, minority 57th, housing 36th.

Is tract 24510130803 considered part of Medfield?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510130803 fall within Medfield (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 24510130803 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 24510130803 compare to Baltimore overall?

Tract 24510130803 scores 5.5/10, 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 24510130803 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.

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