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Neighborhood · Ranked #2,214 of 84,120 nationally

Easterwood Eviction Risk: Elevated , Baltimore

Tract 24510150400 · Baltimore city, MD · pop 3,529 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 24510150400 covers the Easterwood neighborhood of Baltimore in Maryland. Home to 3,529 residents, it scores 7.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #1,176 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,054 a month while the average household earns $36,058 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 68% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.9
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 25% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,469
Renter share67.9%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate30.2%
Median income$36,058

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Easterwood
Very High
Within parent city
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#18 of 199 tracts In Baltimore
Very High
Within county
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#14 of 199 tracts In Baltimore city
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Baltimore and the region

Centroid at 39.3125, -76.6527 · click any tract to drill in

Why Easterwood scores 7.9

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
30.2% poverty · this tract
7.5
Supply constraint
$1,054 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 Easterwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Easterwood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.97.9This tracttract 150400Baltimore: 6.76.7Baltimoreparent cityCounty: 6.66.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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 Easterwood. 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 Easterwood

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.5/10. 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.

Part of this tract, about 2% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

In CDC survey modeling, about 29.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 24510150400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510150400?

Census tract 24510150400 in the Easterwood neighborhood scores 7.9/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 24510150400?

Median gross rent is $1,054/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24510150400?

30.2% of residents in tract 24510150400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,529.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24510150400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 38th, minority 96th, housing 88th.
Q5

Is tract 24510150400 considered part of Easterwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510150400 fall within Easterwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24510150400 struggle to pay rent?

About 29.7% 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. 21.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24510150400 compare to Baltimore overall?

Tract 24510150400 scores 7.9/10, 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 24510150400 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. 2% 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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