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Neighborhood · Ranked #4,396 of 84,120 nationally

Orchard Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Baltimore

Tract 24510260303 · Baltimore city, MD · pop 1,281 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

With a score of 7.1/10, tract 24510260303 in the Orchard Ridge area of Baltimore ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 1,281 residents. On the national scale it ranks #3,614 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 42% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,253 a month while the average household earns $56,893 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 71% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 41% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units727
Renter share71.0%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate25.0%
Median income$56,893

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Orchard Ridge
Very High
Within parent city
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#85 of 199 tracts In Baltimore
Elevated
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#82 of 199 tracts In Baltimore city
Elevated
Within state
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#92 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Baltimore and the region

Centroid at 39.3126, -76.5605 · click any tract to drill in

Why Orchard Ridge scores 7.1

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
25.0% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,253 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 Orchard Ridge compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Orchard Ridge risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.17.1This tracttract 260303Baltimore: 6.76.7Baltimoreparent cityCounty: 6.66.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 61

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 Orchard Ridge. 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 Orchard Ridge

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 above the Maryland statewide average of 6.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 61st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 31.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.8% 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 24510260303

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510260303?

Census tract 24510260303 in the Orchard Ridge neighborhood scores 7.1/10 (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 24510260303?

Median gross rent is $1,253/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24510260303?

25.0% of residents in tract 24510260303 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,281.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24510260303?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 45th, minority 94th, housing 25th.
Q5

Is tract 24510260303 considered part of Orchard Ridge?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510260303 fall within Orchard Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24510260303 struggle to pay rent?

About 31.6% 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. 20.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24510260303 compare to Baltimore overall?

Tract 24510260303 scores 7.1/10, 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 24510260303 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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