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Walbrook Eviction Risk: Elevated , Baltimore

Tract 24510150600 · Baltimore city, MD · pop 2,840 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

The Walbrook area of Baltimore anchors census tract 24510150600, which lands at 7.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 98% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,134 a month while the average household earns $31,709 a year, roughly 43% of income at the averages. About 76% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 51% Stable renters 24% Owners 25%
Tract context
Occupied units1,370
Renter share75.9%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate27.9%
Median income$31,709

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Walbrook
Very High
Within parent city
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#31 of 199 tracts In Baltimore
High
Within county
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#30 of 199 tracts In Baltimore city
High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#27 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Baltimore and the region

Centroid at 39.3091, -76.6688 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walbrook scores 7.8

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
27.9% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$1,134 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 Walbrook compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Walbrook risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.87.8This tracttract 150600Baltimore: 6.76.7Baltimoreparent cityCounty: 6.66.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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 Walbrook. 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 Walbrook

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 38.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 29.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 74th 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.

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 24510150600

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510150600?

Census tract 24510150600 in the Walbrook neighborhood scores 7.8/10 (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 24510150600?

Median gross rent is $1,134/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24510150600?

27.9% of residents in tract 24510150600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,840.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24510150600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 26th, minority 98th, housing 45th.
Q5

Is tract 24510150600 considered part of Walbrook?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510150600 fall within Walbrook (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24510150600 struggle to pay rent?

About 38.8% 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. 29.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24510150600 compare to Baltimore overall?

Tract 24510150600 scores 7.8/10, 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 24510150600 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

Highest-risk tracts in Baltimore

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

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