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Moravia-Walther Eviction Risk: Moderate , Baltimore

Tract 24510270302 · Baltimore city, MD · pop 1,752 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Here is how census tract 24510270302, in Moravia-Walther in Baltimore eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.7/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 1,752. It lands near the 90th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,293 a month against an average household income of $77,750 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 20% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units753
Renter share32.5%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate11.8%
Median income$77,750

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Moravia-Walther
Very Low
Within parent city
26 th percentile
Rank, 26th percentileLowHigh
#147 of 199 tracts In Baltimore
Low
Within county
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#146 of 199 tracts In Baltimore city
Low
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#214 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Baltimore and the region

Centroid at 39.3449, -76.5639 · click any tract to drill in

Why Moravia-Walther scores 5.9

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
11.8% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,293 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 Moravia-Walther compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Moravia-Walther risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 270302Baltimore: 6.76.7Baltimoreparent cityCounty: 6.66.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

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.

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 Moravia-Walther. 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 Moravia-Walther

The score leans hardest on 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 54th 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 24510270302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510270302?

Census tract 24510270302 in the Moravia-Walther neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 24510270302?

Median gross rent is $1,293/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24510270302?

11.8% of residents in tract 24510270302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,752.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24510270302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 43th, minority 72th, housing 29th.
Q5

Is tract 24510270302 considered part of Moravia-Walther?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510270302 fall within Moravia-Walther (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24510270302 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.4% 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. 11.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24510270302 compare to Baltimore overall?

Tract 24510270302 scores 5.9/10, 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.
Q8

Was tract 24510270302 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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