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Neighborhood · Ranked #3,157 of 84,120 nationally

Levindale Eviction Risk: Elevated , Baltimore

Tract 24510271700 · Baltimore city, MD · pop 4,638 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Levindale neighborhood of Baltimore is where census tract 24510271700 sits, home to 4,638 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 7.4/10. On the national scale it ranks #1,639 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,252 monthly, set against $43,204 in average yearly household income, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
7.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 18% Owners 47%
Tract context
Occupied units1,758
Renter share53.4%
SVI overall0.84
Poverty rate25.3%
Median income$43,204

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Levindale
Moderate
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#58 of 199 tracts In Baltimore
Elevated
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#51 of 199 tracts In Baltimore city
Elevated
Within state
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#54 of 1,464 tracts In Maryland
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Baltimore and the region

Centroid at 39.3516, -76.6693 · click any tract to drill in

Why Levindale scores 7.5

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
25.3% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,252 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 Levindale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Levindale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 7.57.5This tracttract 271700Baltimore: 6.76.7Baltimoreparent cityCounty: 6.66.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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.

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 Levindale

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 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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 84th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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 24510271700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 24510271700?

Census tract 24510271700 in the Levindale neighborhood scores 7.5/10 (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 24510271700?

Median gross rent is $1,252/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 24510271700?

25.3% of residents in tract 24510271700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,638.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 24510271700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 89th, minority 91th, housing 81th.
Q5

Is tract 24510271700 considered part of Levindale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 24510271700 fall within Levindale (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 24510271700 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.9% 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. 18.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 24510271700 compare to Baltimore overall?

Tract 24510271700 scores 7.5/10, 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 24510271700 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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